By Abdullahi Yusuf
APC chairmen in the North-West have described the choice of Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin as Senate President and Deputy Senate President as a clear testimony of the President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC National Leadership’s readiness to salvage the country from its socio-economic woes.
The APC chairmen who threw their weight behind the Akpabio/Barau ticket, also described the President-Elect as unbiased and detribalized as he prepares to take the mantle of leadership on May 29.
Speaking to newsmen on behalf of his colleagues in Kano on Sunday, the Jigawa State Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Aminu Sani, said the President-Elect had done a wonderful job full of maturity and patriotism that would change the narrative of ethno-religious politics in the country.
Alhaji Aminu Sani said that himself and his colleagues felt that the Akpabio/Barau ticket would produce a good leadership for the 10th National Assembly that would work assiduously for the betterment of Nigeria.
“Barau Jibrin for example is a man of integrity who has never been found wanting in all his national life and he is somebody who is focused, that is why his decision to withdraw his ambition and accept to be Deputy Senate President clearly shows that he is a level-headed person and as such, he deserves commendation,” Sani said.
The North-West APC chairmen, therefore urged the newly-elected Senators to without rancour or disagreement, rally around the choice of the President-Elect and indeed the APC national leadership so that Nigeria would have Leaders who understand themselves and be ready to forego their sentiments for national growth.
Similarly, the APC chairmen appealed to Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin to join hands with the Executive in ensuring that Nigeria is freed from the several problems facing it.
“You should know that the President-Elect and the party’s national leadership decided to go for you because they have the conviction that you will be part of the progressive Government in tackling the several mirages bedevilling Nigeria,” they added.
