The race for the position of Senate President of the impending 10th National Assembly on Sunday took another dimension as Senators-elect from the South-East raised the alarm over alleged plot to scheme the region out of the federal legislature’s leadership offices.

Arising from a meeting of the Senate South-East caucus in Abuja, eleven out of the fifteen Senators-elect from South-East, rejected the alleged endorsement of Senator Godswill Akpabio for the Senate’s coveted office and cautioned the President-elect, Bola Tinubu against “injustice” to South-East.

The Senators-elect called on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) to zone the Senate Presidency of the 10th Assembly to the South-East, while urging Tinubu to also ensure that the Senate Presidency position was zoned to the East.

A communique issued by the Senators and read out to journalists by Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP-Anambra), said the meeting held at his Maitama residence vehemently kicked against what it termed “injustice” and “marginalisation” of the South-East geopolitical zone by the ruling party.

They posited that since the zone was tactically denied the presidential ticket of any of the two major political parties in the 2023 general election, the position of the Senate Presidency was supposed to have been given it in the interest of justice and fairness.

The communique reads: “We have observed with dismay the antics of persons with vested selfish Interests who have planted themselves around the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and have vowed to shut out the South East from the Senate Presidency of the 10th Senate.

“Beyond ethnic and religious considerations, in the forthcoming 10th Senate, the Southeast has been blessed with ranking Senators-elect Including members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who have the cranial capacity, competence, influence, experience and Political followership to pilot the affairs of the Red Chamber, it becomes imperative that the All Progressives Congress upholds the Principle of natural Justice and equity which it preaches founded on reasons and zone the seat of Senate President to the South East region.

“That the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu should extend the same democratic opportunity he received from the outgoing administration which gave all aspirants equal an opportunity to exercise their fundamental and constitutional rights during the APC Presidential Primaries. He should be conscious of the grave implications of zoning and endorsing a candidate from the South-South without any regard for the Southeast, such move will no doubt serve as a recipe for Injustice which will culminate to restiveness.

“We implore the President-elect to besensitive to the times in Nigeria and ensurethe country continues to thrive on the partyof equity, unity and fairness to the tripod ofNigeria (Hausa Igbo Yoruba) and the geopolitical zones.

“The country is already divided along ethnic and religious lines due to the exclusion of the Southeast region, which formed the major reason the APC received the low number of votes from the Southeast. The incoming Administration of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu must correct this anomaly by ensuring that the Southeast is given the opportunity to produce the next Senate President.

“With the side-lining of the Southeast from producing the Presidential candidates of the major political parties before the general elections, the only means through which the zone can be compensated and given a sense of belonging is for the zone to produce the next Senate President as this will restore the confidence of the people from the South-east and South-south geo-political zones and indeed all Nigerians in the unity of the country.

“The APC must rise above primordial and
political interest and shun the winner-takes-all syndrome and pursue ethnoreligious inclusivity and a strong, virile, united, progressive, prosperous, equitable and just democratic nation.

“Mr President-elect, how would an average
Igbo man feel after he sees evidence of total discrimination? The South-East has been denied the chance of producing the president of Nigeria since 1966. The South South has produced President for six years and also had Deputy Senate President In the outgoing administration. The only zone in the South that has not been favoured is the South East.

“The outcry of marginalization by the South-East and the entire Igbo should be addressed by your incoming administration rather than aggravating it. The South West has President, the North East has Vice President. It is only just that the least position at the moment that can assuage the South East is given the chance to be the President of the 10th Senate.

“On this note we have collectively resolved to support South East aspirants of the APC. We remain committed and have since expanded negotiations with other well-meaning Senators-elect to rally round the South East to ensure that justice, fairness and unity of the country prevails”.

METROWATCH reports that Senators present at the meeting include Ifeanyi Ubah who read the communique, Orji Uzor Kalu, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Victor Umeh and Osita Izunaso. Others were Ezenwa Oyewuchi, Tony Nwoye, PC Ndubueze, Okey Ezea, Kelvin Chukwu and Osita Ngwu.

The senators who did not endorse the communique are all the elected senators from Ebonyi State and Darlington Nwokacha, (LP-Abia). Earlier, the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi announced withdrawal from the Senate Presidency race and backed the candidacy of the APC-endorsed Akpabio.

https://metrowatchxtra.com/2023/05/07/breaking-seast-senators-reject-akpabio-insist-zone-must-produce-next-senate-president-metrowatch/

Lalasticlala Seun Mynd4

Lol

Kalu don dey hang with umeh the failure

see squad that can't even secure a committee chairman seat in senate

NzogbuNzogbu:
Lol

Kalu don dey hang with umeh the failure

see squad that can't even secure a committee chairman seat in senate

[b][/b]you just registered on yesterday and start constituting nuisance here on NL. You need to receive another ban for life.

Wow

They don't want Biafra again, it's now SP they want
What did they contribute to the present day democracy?
The region is filled with sorrow, tears and blood.
They fail to address that, it's position that is now hungrying them.

Majority of Nigerians wants senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to emerge as the Senate President of the 10th Nigeria National Assembly: due to his knowledge of the Nigeria National Assembly; having once serve as a minority leader in the 9th Senate.

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe is competent and have the capacity to bring the positive change Nigerians expect from the 10th National Assembly.

These are obviously self-serving SE politicians and rogues like OUK fighting for their own personal interests,before Yaribaa APC rascals start insulting Igbos again just know over 80% of Igbos don't care about SP position much less under the govt of a publicized drug-Lord with a very controversial background. Let the SS have the SP office (that's if Thiefnubuu somehow scams his way again past the judicial process in the course of tribunals with all the glaring evidences of electoral criminality). The SE have produced more Senate presidents than any region in Nigeria yet it had absolutely no benefit to the region, utter waste of time.

Senate president is too big for south east for now

1nice:
Majority of Nigerians wants senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to emerge as the Senate President of the 10th Nigeria National Assembly: due to his knowledge of the Nigeria National Assembly; having once serve as a minority leader in the 9th Senate.

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe is competent and have the capacity to bring the positive change Nigerians expect from the 10th National Assembly.

What is this one saying? Abaribe from what party?
All these things happening now I predicted 8 years ago. He is not even in PDP anymore...

Lol
😂😂😂
Wahalur

yinkus6750:
They don't want Biafra again, it's now SP they want
What did they contribute to the present day democracy?
The region is filled with sorrow, tears and blood.
They fail to address that, it's position that is now hungrying them.

It's you and your entire generation that is filled with sorrows, tears and blood.

SE will be lucky to get deputy Speaker.

The competition is hot and the ones that worked for Tinubu success are upfront demanding reward. By time those that opposed Tinubu reach front even Clerk of Senate position sef may already be filled.

Equity and zonal share is old, we are in modern democracy, no sweat no gain, simple!

What I know is that there’s going to be some dramatic outcome on the day of inauguration of the 10th National Assembly except Tinubu locks out opposition members which I know is their only game plan at this juncture.

But if the entire 109 Senators-elect participate on the Inauguration Day, take it from me that Akpabio will not emerge.

Same way Tinubu’s candidate won’t emerge at the House of Rep.

MetaPhysical:
SE will be lucky to get deputy Speaker.

The competition is hot and the ones that worked for Tinubu success are upfront demanding reward. By time those that opposed Tinubu reach front even Clerk of Senate position sef may already be filled.

Equity and zonal share is old, we are in modern democracy, no sweat no gain, simple!

Same you people who accused Jonathan of marginalization are making this kind of argument today. It’s alright.

Someday when the table turns, I hope you’ll still hold on to this line of argument.

Meanwhile, Southeast is not interested in anything from Tinubu. In fact, both Senate President and Speaker should be zoned to Southwest to help Tinubu succeed.

Nothing for IPOB, let them go and ask LP and Gringory Obi for Senate President.

Good one from the South East Senators, You really stand firm with your brother here unlike that clueless David Umahi that betrayed his brother and southeast region of Nigeria. Orji Uzor Kalu will win the Senate President seat no doubt. All odds are in his favour for the 10th Senate President seat 💺

Op, you and Kalu would be disgraced eventually.

Kalu can't be sponsoring nonsense article about Senator Akpabio who have no time for the desperado Kalu.

I said it lomg time that you might have been living in SW but you are just someone from SE.

The GEJ you guys supported was just because you had no choice, same with OBJ and Yaradua. Not for once you have ever wished SS or SW well.

What exactly is the reason why you lots are against Akpabio as SP Are SS people no longer your friends?

Same Akpabio you once praised when he lambasted Buhari's government before crossing over..

E Joo e ma try lati apply lakaye in things

Akpabio is our man. Make Obi give SE senate presidency. Miscalculators

Penguin2:
What I know is that there’s going to be some dramatic outcome on the day of inauguration of the 10th National Assembly except Tinubu locks out opposition members which I know is their only game plan at this juncture.

But if the entire 109 Senators-elect participate on the Inauguration Day, take it from me that Akpabio will not emerge.

Same way Tinubu’s candidate won’t emerge at the House of Rep.

Naija Politics 101. You do not know.
Can't you see that the ranks of even the SE senators is broken.
The master strategist is playing both OFFENCE and DEFENCE.
Tinubu no be Buhari!

press9jatv:
Good one from the South East Senators, You really stand firm with your brother here unlike that clueless David Umahi that betrayed his brother and southeast region of Nigeria. Orji Uzor Kalu will win the Senate President seat no doubt. All odds are in his favour for the 10th Senate President seat 💺

Continue to dream. Senate president of where?
Not of the federal Republic of Nigeria. Maybe somewhere else.

yarimo:
Senate president is too big for south east for now

Presidency is too big for muslims for the next 100 years

Clowns , SE is looking for good governance while these useless Igbo politicians clowns are looking for loot to squander with their families and girlfriends in the name of representing SE. None of these criminals supports Peter Obi in his quest for a better Nigeria because they are that evil structures Peter Obi wants to dismantle . Their views and intentions are criminal and do not represent the view of an average Igbo person . Peter Obi remains my president elect

Ndi Yoruba Media... No Igbo man dead or Alive is against Akpabio Senate Presidency.... Its only in your banal imaginations.

On the contrary, we support the move with all pur heart!

Even an Igbo man Umahi stepped down already for Akpabio. Make una suffery dey play this wicked games.

At the end of the day, even the average "South South" man knows that you guys are snakes and wicked people.

Stop trying to use the media to Isolate the Eastern zone.

If we insult you people now, you guys will say that Igbos are primitive and insultive .

Please dey your dey make we dey our dey.

Nigeria should know that Igbos are not competing with them. We are in our own class and we no send you people... Yes .. Presidency was given to you guys... Please take it and manage it well...

We know what we are looking for and what we are looking for is looking for us... Our Homeland!!

9jaBlogger:


https://metrowatchxtra.com/2023/05/07/breaking-seast-senators-reject-akpabio-insist-zone-must-produce-next-senate-president-metrowatch/

Lalasticlala Seun Mynd4

fake news

helinues:
Op, you and Kalu would be disgraced eventually.

Kalu can't be sponsoring nonsense article about Senator Akpabio who have no time for the desperado Kalu.

I said it lomg time that you might have been living in SW but you are just someone from SE.

The GEJ you guys supported was just because you had no choice, same with OBJ and Yaradua. Not for once you have ever wished SS or SW well.

What exactly is the reason why you lots are against Akpabio as SP Are SS people no longer your friends?

Same Akpabio you once praised when he lambasted Buhari's government before crossing over..

E Joo e ma try lati apply lakaye in things

Heli my love

IPOB people are irrelevant politically, even my 2 year old son knows that.

Nothing for them. Let the Igbo continue with their nzogbu nzogbu POLITICS. Nigerians have moved on.

1nice:
Majority of Nigerians wants senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to emerge as the Senate President of the 10th Nigeria National Assembly: due to his knowledge of the Nigeria National Assembly; having once serve as a minority leader in the 9th Senate.

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe is competent and have the capacity to bring the positive change Nigerians expect from the 10th National Assembly.

ipob terrorist supporter can never become senate president

NzogbuNzogbu:
Lol

Kalu don dey hang with umeh the failure

see squad that can't even secure a committee chairman seat in senate

You registered on 6th and already spent more than 5hrs in NL just to constitute nuisance.