Senator Sani Musa’s Deputy President of the Senate ambition received a boost as the North Central Senators–elect endorsed him on Friday as their consensus candidate for the exalted office.
The Senators-elect made the endorsement while briefing journalists in Abuja, stressing that the DSP position was the least they could take out of all the leadership positions available for grab.
Speaking on behalf of the group, the Senator-elect for Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Aliyu Wadada, said that the North Central Senators–elect were declaring for Sani Musa to represent the zone as a matter of consensus.
“For fairness and equal distribution of leadership, the position of the DSP should be zoned to the North Central. The North Central will work in harmony with all the zones for effective leadership.”
Supporting Wadada’s campaign for the region, another Senator-elect from Kwara State, Sadiq Umar, said that the North Central is a stabilizer, and would work with other zones to bring good governance to the Senate and the country in general.
Wadada, who convened the meeting said they would not settle for any position other than the Deputy Senate Presiden, saying that the Caucus was in synergy with their colleagues in the House of Representatives on the issue.
The Caucus urged the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress and the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to respect the aspiration and wishes of the North Central in that regard.
Wadada said, “We convene this meeting to welcome Mr. President-Elect from his foreign trip. We also appreciate his disposition to ensure that fairness and equity take place in the distribution of leadership positions to all the geopolitical zones.
“We are aware that there are agitations from various geopolitical zones on the positions of Senate President, deputy Senate President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
“We are aware of these agitations. The South West and the North East having produced the president and the vice president, respectively, the North Central as a result is of the stand and position that the least position we will go for is that of the Deputy Senate President.
“This is not just coming today. The North Central Caucus has been consistent from the commencement of the politics that will lead to the emergency of the leadership of the National Assembly. We are for the deputy Senate President position. We shall work in harmony and mutually with other geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
“Asked whether the North Central Caucus of the House of Representatives members-elect on the same page on the matter, Wadada said “there has been synergy from home”
He said, “There is already synergy from home because we all belong to the North Central. However, it does not stop the House of Representatives Caucus to demand for what they wanted.
“At the end of the day, we will get to an equilibrium. For now we are for the deputy Senate President and we are endorsing Senator Sani Musa, who is the Chairman of our Caucus”
