10th Senate presidency: Katsina senators back Akpabio, Barau

Newly-elected Senators from Katsina State have thrown their weight behind the proposed leaders of the 10th National Assembly Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau.

The duo Akpabio and Barau have been tipped to be the Senate President and Deputy Senate President after receiving backing from the All Progressives Congress.

This decision by the lawmakers was taken on Sunday, May 14, 2023, at the Katsina Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja.

The meeting was organized by Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, who also backed the party’s decision amid confusion and rejection that trailed the endorsement of the two ranking senators.

Governor Masari described Akpabio and Barau as committed members of the party and development-personified public officers who would be ready to join hands with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to move the nation forward.

Masari enjoined all senators-elect to commence legislative activities on a smooth and peaceful note by voting Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau into office, saying that the two personalities are ready to give their best to the Tinubu administration after the inauguration on May 29, 2023.

In his remark, the former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, promised to carry all parts of the country along irrespective of party bias, stressing that “the 10th Senate must work for the progress of this country. The 10th Senate will strive to bring back smiles on the faces of Nigerians.”

DAILY POST earlier reported that the APC National Working Committee officially announced on Monday last week the zoning of the Senate Presidency to the South-South, with Akpabio as the preferred candidate, and the position of the Deputy Senate President to the North-West, with Senator Jibrin Barau from Kano State as the beneficiary.