APC North-West wants Senate Presidency
A coalition of stakeholders in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC known as the ‘APC Integrity Caucus’ has raised the alarm over what it called a desperate attempt by opposition parties to take over Kano and the entire North West Zone from the APC. The caucus which has members drawn from the National Assembly and business community said the Northwest gave the highest votes to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and therefore has to be compensated. At a news conference Monday in Abuja, the caucus noted what it said was the incessant calls by members of the opposition parties, especially the New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP, on the APC leadership not to zone the Senate Presidency to the North West. It said the call is part of a grand design to deny the zone of a powerful government position that could allow it dig in, expand membership and ultimately take over Kano and the entire zone in 2027. The group’s Spokesperson, Hon. Musa Ahmed Jauro Dutse said the whole essence of “the o...