Senator representing Niger East in the 9th Senate, Sani Musa has joined the list of ranking senators vying for the office of the Senate President in the 10th assembly.
Senator Musa says the North central deserves the Number one legislative seat in view of the electoral performance of the zone which gave the president-elect the highest Percentage of votes during the February 25 Presidential Election.
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He admonishes his party, the APC to take into consideration the need for religious balancing in zoning key parliamentary positions
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June, the jostling and intrigues for principal offices, particularly the exalted position of Senate President in the upper chamber is gathering momentum
AIT gathered that the choice of the next Senate President would largely depend on the zoning of the office, among other principal offices, by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Apart from Senator Sani Musa who just joined the race, sources say other members of the red chambers who have indicated interest to occupy the top parliamentary office in June include: incumbent President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Orji Uzor Kalu, Barau Jibrin, Godswill Akpabio, Dave Umahi, Abdul-Aziz Yari, Adams Oshiomhole among others.
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