Yari, who vied for the office of Senate President, polled 46 votes, while former Akwa Ibom governor and former minister, Godswill Akpabio secured 63 votes to win the election.
 
Inspired by money accumulated in highly questionable ways, a former Zamfara State Governor, Abdul'Azeez Yari made the contest for Senate leadership of the 10th National Assembly badly competitive with a lot of negative implications to national stability.

Yari, who vied for the office of Senate President, polled 46 votes, while former Akwa Ibom governor and former minister, Godswill Akpabio secured 63 votes to win the election.

He had gone against the dictates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The APC had nominated Akpabio for the position.
Both former governors are currently being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Yari had said before the election that he was sure that 76 senators were on his side.
“I can say there was a betrayal because as we were taking stock at 3:00 am on Tuesday before the election, we took stock of over 76 people,” he had said.

“We took into cognizance that there could be a fall-out of about 15 and we had agreed that if that happens, we would comfortably still have about 61 people. What we got was the reverse and yes, I felt betrayed over that outcome.”

Speaking to SaharaReporters during the weekend, a former lawmaker narrated how Yari lobbied the leadership of opposition political parties and spent billions of Naira on his aspiration.

He insisted that the former governor was betrayed by “leadership of some opposition parties.”
He added, “In saner climes, everything should not end with Yari's loss in the red hallowed chamber on June 13, 2023. a postmortem of how Yari accumulated the humongous amount of money he used to cause division along regional and religious lines earning him the title of 'rebel leader' to borrow from Senator Shehu Sani's succinct description of his posture is urgent and necessary.

Even Akpabio should be investigated so it won’t be a one way issue.
“Yari started the contest for Senate President immediately after the declaration of his victory as Senator representing Zamfara West Senatorial District in February 2023. He particularly instrumentalised the Lesser Hajj of the last Ramadan (mid-April 2023) to meet and induce Muslim Senators-elect with mouth-watering bunches of dollars in Saudi Arabia.


“In Abuja, Yari booked floors of rooms at the Transcorp Hilton and Continental hotels for the Senators-elect through May and June 2023 escalating the cost of booking in the two hotels to a record high. It was widely speculated that Yari bribed new Senators with houses in the Karsana area of Abuja and was prepared to buy the votes of 60 Senators at 1 million dollars each.”

“To conclude, now that the game is over, Yari's action against consensus should be treated with a strategic outlook to avoid the threat it poses to national stability in the future. Investigating the source of Yari's stupendous wealth that he deploys to disrupt decency in political engagement is apt and timely,” another source added.

“A good starting point is retrieving his many open files since 2007 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and thoroughly screening his asset declaration form vis-a-vis his legitimate ventures.”

https://saharareporters.com/2023/06/17/how-former-zamfara-governor-yari-spent-billions-naira-senate-presidency-bid-contest

How did they get these money?
Does Zamfara state even have such money from Federation purse or is Yari involved in some forms of illegal gold mining?

I said it that Yari outspent Akpabio...Who bankrolled Yari?

Yari really finished Zamfara. It's strange to see a former Governor of a poor and backward state like Zamfara having such stupendous amount of wealth.

EmeeNaka:
How did they get these money?
Does Zamfara state even have such money from Federation purse or is Yari involved in some forms of illegal gold mining?

Normal normal, Akpabio and Yari should be in prison.

EmeeNaka:
How did they get these money?
Does Zamfara state even have such money from Federation purse or is Yari involved in some forms of illegal gold mining?

You won't believe that Yari spent more than Akpabio..
Definitely some people financed the Yari project.

Of course. Yari outspent Akpabio by a far margin. It was Tinubu that gave Akpabio victory. According to BAO of TVC, there were Senators that President Tinubu met 3times in 48hours. There were Senators that Tinubu visited their houses to negotiate with them. Imagine a President visiting a Senator to beg when he could have summoned the Senator to the State house. Even though Tinubu has Federal Might at his disposal to intimidate Yari into submission, he didn't do that. He allowed democracy to thrive while deploying subtle negotiation skills to win the political battle

Jogs1900:
I said it that Yari outspent Akpabio...Who bankrolled Yari?

Jogs1900:

You won't believe that Yari spent more than Akpabio..
Definitely some people financed the Yari project.

Yari was a project but it’s a discussion we are not yet ready to have. If Nigeria must survive, we all should see ourselves as equal partners and be ready for tough sacrifice that engenders national cohesion

SendoSendal:
Of course. Yari outspent Akpabio by a far margin. It was Tinubu that gave Akpabio victory. According to BAO of TVC, there were Senators that President Tinubu met 3times in 48hours. There were Senators that Tinubu visited their houses to negotiate with them. Imagine a President visiting a Senator to beg when he could have summoned the Senator to the State house. Even though Tinubu has Federal Might at his disposal to intimidate Yari into submission, he didn't do that. He allowed democracy to thrive while deploying subtle negotiation skills to win the political battle

Tinubu is indeed a democrat...He rewarded Akpabio by making sure he won as a democrat that he is.
I think Tinubu really wants to work with the SS .
The question is who bankrolled Yari?

Make una start the investigation from Tinubu first😏.

Ndi ala!

SendoSendal:
Of course. Yari outspent Akpabio by a far margin. It was Tinubu that gave Akpabio victory. According to BAO of TVC, there were Senators that President Tinubu met 3times in 48hours. There were Senators that Tinubu visited their houses to negotiate with them. Imagine a President visiting a Senator to beg when he could have summoned the Senator to the State house. Even though Tinubu has Federal Might at his disposal to intimidate Yari into submission, he didn't do that. He allowed democracy to thrive while deploying subtle negotiation skills to win the political battle

It would have been unwise for Tinubu to deploy federal might to force Yari into doing his bidding. To begin with, Tinubu won only two states in the NW and Zamfara was one of them. The victory wouldn’t have been possible without the committed and patriotic effort of Yari, now whipping him into line by the power he played a significant role in enthroning will be tantamount to ungratefulness.

Also, Tinubu was mindful of the mood of the most power brokers who supported his aspiration in the North, Yari was obviously their choice. So, in such a dicey situation, diplomacy was the only NOBLE instrument left in the president armament to push for his choice.

Nonsense..which politician didn't spend money ?

Some bitter pigs... have started grunting

Who sponsored Yari for real

The money these APC pigs including the drug lord Tinubu to win elections is why we are praying for Obi to take over. The money is too much

Jogs1900:

You won't believe that Yari spent more than Akpabio..
Definitely some people financed the Yari project.

Illegal gold mining robs Nigeria of forex revenue

https://thegisthouse.com/illegal-gold-mining-robs-nigeria-of-forex-revenue/