Senate President: Asari Dokubo makes case for Southeast

…Says Tinubu might be trapped if region is ignored

By Daniel Kanu

Niger Delta freedom fighter and leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has given reasons the Senate President position in the 10th National Assembly should not be zoned to the South-south region.

According to him, “the South-south will have a lot of ministerial positions they will take and the biggest is the oil ministry. The reason the Senate Presidency shouldn’t be given to the region”. 

He, therefore, asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership to consider the Southeast region for the Senate President in its zoning formula for principal officers in the 10th Senate.

Asari Dokubo said that it would be politically correct to zone the Senate President’s seat to the Southeast as it would mend wounds, and ensure togetherness, thereby creating unity in the polity.

Asari in a live video feed on his Facebook cautioned that “Tinubu might be trapped if the Southeast is not recognised.”

In the video, Asari Dokubo said: “But for me, Mr. President, and my senior brother, give the Senate President to the Southeast. All of this country must come together as we mend the wounds.”       

He argued that although the Southeastern states rejected the APC in the presidential election, the region would not have any reason to complain when given the Senate President position.

“Any claims that the Igbo are under-represented will be disproved by giving them that position. For the position of Senate President, I have no favourite,” he submitted.