The North-Central should be compensated by zoning the Senate Presidency to the region, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Alhaji Mohammed Nma Kolo, has said.
He said this was necessary, given the huge and massive sacrifices the region made to ensure that the party cross critical turning points leading to the February presidential election.
Nma Kolo, in a statement, also said when the position is eventually micro-zoned to the North-Central, Senator Sani Musa from Niger State would be among the eminently competent persons for the job.
“It is only fair and decent that, with the president from the South-West, vice-president from the North-East, the Senate Presidency should, in the interest of equity and ordinary rules of decency, be allocated to the North-Central where Niger State is eminently qualified for the job,” Kolo said.
The APC chieftain recalled the massive sacrifice made by Niger State and Senator Sani Musa who had aspired for the APC national chairmanship’s ticket, but had to withdraw in the interest of the party.
“It is important to state here that Senator Sani Musa from Niger State was a frontrunner for the APC presidential ticket but in the spirit of rare sportsmanship, withdrew his aspiration.
“This made the party primary election smooth and paved the way for a successful zoning of the presidential slot and subsequent emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu from the South-West possible,” he said.
Kolo emphatically rooted for Senator Mohammed Sani Musa who is currently the senator representing Niger-East Senatorial District in the ninth National Assembly.
He described the serving federal lawmaker as the most competent from the North-Central for the job of the Senate President.
Kolo said Senator Musa, chairman, Senate Services Committee from June 2019 to June 2023, has ample experience, impeccable integrity and is generally trustworthy and reliable.
He expressed the hope that the APC would zone the Senate Presidency to the North-Central zone, saying Senator Musa may be the dark horse to pick the position.
“We hope and pray that the party would zone the office to the North-Central because it has proven to be APC stronghold, especially Niger State that gave the highest votes in the zone,” Kolo said.
