The acceptance of consensus candidates for the Senate Presidency of the 10th National Assembly has angered three All Progressives Congress, APC Senators, who have petitioned the party office.
According to news sources, the party endorsed Godswill Akpabio a former governor of Akwa Ibom and Barau Jibrin, to serve as the senate's president and vice president, respectively.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the senators were Orji Uzor Kalu (APC-Abia), Sani Musa (APC-Niger), and Abdulaziz Yari (APC-Zamfara).
Abdulaziz Yari, who represented the group's complaints during the visit on Thursday in Abuja, stated that the fourth senator, Osita Izunaso, was unable to accompany them because of unanticipated events.
“We are here to present our letter of grievances to you and also tell this honourable house as a leader, that we are not satisfied with the arrangement.
“What we are expecting from you people is to give us a fair play, at least if nothing, to mention that a particular position is zoned and anybody in that zone can’t participate,” Mr Yari said.
The parliamentarians, he continued, had done their utmost to keep the party in power and deserved to be supported in its choices.
While receiving the lawmakers, Mr Adamu, the national leader of the APC, expressed happiness with their visit and choice, to be honest about their complaint.
“As chairman of the APC and members of the NWC, we take responsibility, I take responsibility for what has gone on air, and in that spirit, I welcome you to this office on behalf of my colleagues.
“Yes there were no sufficient or adequate consultations with you who are contesting and it is simple principle of democracy that you get views and opinions.
“But the circumstances that we found ourselves in after the elections frustrated our desire,” Mr Adamu said, adding that the party’s leadership would revisit the issue in the interest of all.
Appealing to the lawmakers to be calm, the APC national chairman said the contributions of Sen. Bola Tinubu was, however, critical on the issue of the 10th National Assembly.
