Battle For Senate President: Group Appeals To APC, Tinubu To Zone Senate President Slot To South-East

The Niger Delta Challengers has appealed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu to zone the seat of the Senate President to the South-East region for the interest of peace and stability.

The Group National Coordinator, Comrade Princess Tina stated this in a press statement signed and made available to journalists in Lagos on Monday.

“We call on the President-elect, all members of the National Assembly, APC leadership and any other relevant stakeholders to consider South-East as a region that deserves to produce the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly.

Comrade Tina said the region should be allowed to produce the next Senate President for peace and stability, adding: “Our party should consider national interest above every other thing by allowing the South-East region to produce the next Senate President since we have the President from the South-West and his vice from the North-East.

“There is a climate of opinion that the Igbos from the South-East region are still being victimized in Nigeria especially under the current administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“The 2023 presents a perfect opportunity for the APC and the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu to integrate the South-East region into mainstream politics, and also stabilize the nation for peace and national development.

“We the Niger Delta Challengers are appealing to our great Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu to consider the South-East geopolitical zone for the office of the Senate President,” the statement said.