The Northwest APC has officially endorsed Senators Godswill Akpabio and Barau Jibrin as the President and Deputy President of the Senate, respectively.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the endorsement was made by the Northwest APC Chairmen Forum.
Speaking on behalf of his colleagues in Kano on Sunday (today), Jigawa APC Chairman Alhaji Aminu Sani described the choice as a crucial step towards good democratic governance in the country.
He also praised President-elect Sen. Bola Tinubu for his mature and nationalistic approach to leadership, which he believes will change the narrative of religious and ethnic politics in Nigeria.
Sani emphasised that the decision was unbiased and free of ethnocentrism, demonstrating Tinubu and the party’s national leadership’s readiness to save the country from its economic and social woes.
The North West APC presiding officers urged newly elected senators to rally around the president-elect’s choice and the party’s national leadership without rancour or disagreement.
“We see the joined ticket of Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Sen. Barau Jibrin as a wise leadership for the 10th National Assembly who will 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 clearly shows that he is a leveled-headed person and he deserves commendation,” he said.
The APC chairmen also appealed to Akpabio and Jibrin to work closely with the executive branch to ensure that Nigeria enjoys good governance.
“You should know that the President-elect and the party national leadership decided to go for you because they have the conviction that you will be part of the Progressive Government in tackling several problems bedevilling Nigeria,” he said.
