Zoning Senate presidency to south east will pacify Igbos - APC chieftain
Austin Meregini advised the APC to zone
the Senate presidency to the south east
- The APC chieftain said this would pacify
the region
- Meregini said this move will stop all
agitation for Biafra
A Chieftain of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in Abia, Austin Meregini,
a.ka “Ugolee”, says it will be bad if the
south-easterners are denied the position
of Senate President in the 9th National
Assembly.
Meregini, the APC Candidate for Umuahia
East Constituency seat in the Abia State
House of Assembly in the last general
elections, made the assertion while
speaking with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.
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“It is natural justice to cede the position
to the South-East to douse all complaints
about marginalisation by the people of the
region.
“For the 9th Senate, it is obvious that
there is a common consensus and
informal agreement among Nigerians that
the South-East is properly positioned to
produce the Senate President.
“And it will be bad if south-easterners are
denied this position. As we have it now,
obviously, it is only the South-South and
South-East that are left out in the
equation.
“For the South-South, President
Muhammadu Buhari took over from
South-South; the South-East has never
played or occupied any major role within
the power configuration of the country,’’
he said.
The APC Chieftain added: “It will be
natural justice to have a south-easterner
assume this position and it will be no
other person than Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, the
Abia North Senator-elect for the ninth
assembly.
“And from all indications without mincing
words, no other person is more positioned
or more qualified than Chief Orji Uzor
Kalu.”
According to him, Kalu though a first
term senator in the Senate possesses the
requisite leadership and legislative
experience to lead the red chamber.
He said that Kalu, as a former member of
the House of Representatives in 1991 and
two-term governor of Abia, had the love
of the country at heart and cares so must
about the south-easterners.
“So, in terms of leadership and what it
takes to project the interest of the country
at the Senate, as well as what it takes to
represent the south-easterners, Kalu is
more qualified and properly positioned to
assume this position.
“By ceding the Senate Presidency to the
South-East, it will go a long way to pacify
the region, and give them a sense of
belonging in the Nigeria equation.”
According to him, if the office is zoned to
the region, it will bring natural peace
and harmonious coexistence in the
country and end all Biafra agitations as
well as secession quests.
Meregini said that South-East being
brought to the mainstream of Nigeria
politics will douse tensions and cries of
marginalisation.
The candidate, who alleged that he was
rigged out during the election, urged his
supporters to remain calm as the
mandate would be regained at the
tribunal.
NAN reports that the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) secured
majority seats in the just-concluded
National Assembly election, and the party
has yet to state the geo-political zone to
produce the ninth National Assembly
Senate President.
Meanwhile, the deputy national publicity
secretary of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Yekini Nabena, advised the ruling
party's leaders to roll-out zoning
arrangements for the leadership positions
in the incoming 9th National Assembly.
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Nabena urged the APC leaders to carry
out the action while speaking to
journalists on Tuesday, March 19 in
Abuja.
He also alleged that there are plots by
opposition party members to hijack the
leadership of the 9th National Assembly
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the Senate presidency to the south east
the region
- Meregini said this move will stop all
agitation for Biafra
A Chieftain of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in Abia, Austin Meregini,
a.ka “Ugolee”, says it will be bad if the
south-easterners are denied the position
of Senate President in the 9th National
Assembly.
Meregini, the APC Candidate for Umuahia
East Constituency seat in the Abia State
House of Assembly in the last general
elections, made the assertion while
speaking with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.
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against President Buhari, brings up
certificate saga
“It is natural justice to cede the position
to the South-East to douse all complaints
about marginalisation by the people of the
region.
there is a common consensus and
informal agreement among Nigerians that
the South-East is properly positioned to
produce the Senate President.
“And it will be bad if south-easterners are
denied this position. As we have it now,
obviously, it is only the South-South and
South-East that are left out in the
equation.
“For the South-South, President
Muhammadu Buhari took over from
South-South; the South-East has never
played or occupied any major role within
the power configuration of the country,’’
he said.
The APC Chieftain added: “It will be
natural justice to have a south-easterner
assume this position and it will be no
other person than Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, the
Abia North Senator-elect for the ninth
assembly.
“And from all indications without mincing
words, no other person is more positioned
or more qualified than Chief Orji Uzor
Kalu.”
According to him, Kalu though a first
term senator in the Senate possesses the
requisite leadership and legislative
experience to lead the red chamber.
He said that Kalu, as a former member of
the House of Representatives in 1991 and
two-term governor of Abia, had the love
of the country at heart and cares so must
about the south-easterners.
“So, in terms of leadership and what it
takes to project the interest of the country
at the Senate, as well as what it takes to
represent the south-easterners, Kalu is
more qualified and properly positioned to
assume this position.
“By ceding the Senate Presidency to the
South-East, it will go a long way to pacify
the region, and give them a sense of
belonging in the Nigeria equation.”
According to him, if the office is zoned to
the region, it will bring natural peace
and harmonious coexistence in the
country and end all Biafra agitations as
well as secession quests.
Meregini said that South-East being
brought to the mainstream of Nigeria
politics will douse tensions and cries of
marginalisation.
The candidate, who alleged that he was
rigged out during the election, urged his
supporters to remain calm as the
mandate would be regained at the
tribunal.
NAN reports that the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) secured
majority seats in the just-concluded
National Assembly election, and the party
has yet to state the geo-political zone to
produce the ninth National Assembly
Senate President.
Meanwhile, the deputy national publicity
secretary of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Yekini Nabena, advised the ruling
party's leaders to roll-out zoning
arrangements for the leadership positions
in the incoming 9th National Assembly.
PAY ATTENTION: Download our mobile
app to enjoy the latest news updates
Nabena urged the APC leaders to carry
out the action while speaking to
journalists on Tuesday, March 19 in
Abuja.
He also alleged that there are plots by
opposition party members to hijack the
leadership of the 9th National Assembly
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service!
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