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Yari: Nobody can stop me from Senate Presidency race

A former governor of Zamfara State, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari, says he can’t be stopped from the race for the 10th Senate Presidency, because it is his constitutional right.

Yari, who is vying for the position alongside the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, said no individual has the power to decide on the leadership of the National Assembly.

“Am I wrong when I asked them to choose me. There is nothing wrong with that. I’m exercising my constitutional responsibility,” he said.

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Yari stated that he was not against the zoning of the National Assembly leadership by the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying: “I’m not kicking anything against my party or against anyone. But I’m saying that I’m trying to get the indulgence of my colleagues to trust me and hire me.

“And at the same time, if I did wrong somewhere they fire me. So the hiring and firing is the exclusive responsibility of the national assembly.”

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC had zoned the 10th Senate Presidency to South-South and Deputy President to North-West.

The ruling party endorsed Akpabio as the President and Sen. Barau Jibrin as the Deputy Senate President, respectively.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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