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Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, and one of the frontline aspirants in the race for Senate presidency in the 10th Assembly has congratulated his colleagues over their election victory.
This was even as the senator-elect urged them to partner with the incoming president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and their constituencies to bring developments and dividends of democracy to the masses.
Yari’s call, which was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by his media office, is coming two days after he threatened to disobey the micro-zoning arrangement adopted by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Recall that the ruling party had micro-zoned the Senate President position to immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwin Akpabio, while Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau, was given the slot.
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But the Zamfara lawmaker along with Senator Sani Musa (Niger East), Umar Sadiq (Kwara North) and Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, had on Thursday lamented that no aspirant was consulted before the party took its decision.
Yari had warned that unless a level playing field was extended to every aspirant, including Northern senators to determine their fate, there would be an open rebellion in the chamber.
In his congratulatory message on Saturday, the former governor however urged his colleagues to remain upright and work for the unity of Nigerians.
While drumming support for the president-elect, the senator-elect also affirmed that he will continue to consult on his aspiration to become the next Senate president.
