A Former Special Adviser to President Shehu Shagari on National Assembly Matters and an Elder Statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has linked the President-Elect Senator Bola Tinubu choice of Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin as Senate President and Deputy respectively, to his wide Political Experience and influence.
In the same vein, Tanko Yakasai, said the President-Elect, reasons in insisting in the choice of Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senate President, was wisely done as a rewards to the South South and Northwest Loyalties during Presidential Elections, where he got huge votes that led him to Victory.
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Speaking to newsmen on Monday in Kano, Yakasai, noted that Bola Tinubu who is now somewhat the most experienced Politician in Nigeria going by his Political pedigree, wisely goes for Senator Godswill Akpabio as a choice of an ally who will help support his administration in discharging of its responsibilities.
“Don’t forget that Tinubu as a former two terms Governor and also a Former Senator himself, knows what he is doing, therefore the choice of Akpabio and Barau Jibrin was not done just for the sake of it, bui he did it, to have a team that will be by him in running of his Government”.
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He continues, “Yes it is true that there are other regions who are gunning for the Senate Presidency, but did they support APC during the Presidential Elections, do they have the required Political pedigree in maintaining the Party strength and support even beyond 2023, I doubt much”.
Yakasai reminded that the Senate Red Chamber is very critical in running any government to success, the Senators decide who becomes what in any government through the screening of the appointees, therefore the President needs somebody that he will trust to help him as Senate President”.
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He explained that the designers of the Nigeria and American Constitutions, made it mandatory and legal that the Senate not even the House of Representatives has the powers to scrutinize and determine who is appointed to every Political office in the Countries, this is by Divine probity.
Yakasai explained further that Senator GoodWill Akpabio is not a pushover and overzealous Senator, adding he (Akpabio) is an experienced person who was also a two terms Governor and a Senator, therefore he knows his onions.
