By Israel Adamu,Jos
Group operating under the aegis of Concern Nigerians for sustainable Democracy from the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory has called on the All Progressives Congress APC and the President elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to zone the position of the Senate President to the South East part of the country.
Addressing newsmen Hon Amos Gizo, the Convener/Coordinator of the group said With the new government to be ushered in by May 29th 2023, the Nigerian Citizen are expecting much from the Tinubu led Government.
In his words ” The challenges on ground are more than those President Buhari met in 2015.
” The President Elect Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu have so much in his hands to tackle, these includes the backlog of the security challenges, the Naira re-design and cashless policy, the fuel scarcity, the high level of unemployment, education deficit, infrastructural developments, medical services and so forth.”
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Presently as we face the transition there are negative agitations to truncate the will of the people where Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been voted by the majority votes to lead the nation yet other antidemocratic elements are calling for and interim Government, military coup and a call to stop the swearing in come May 29th 2023. ”
“We are calling on all well meaning Nigerians to rise against these elements of anti-democracy and ensure that Democracy thrives and a smooth transition to swear in the President-Elect Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take over in order to minimize the myriad of problems facing the country. ”
Gizo further added that ” The most serious arm of Government after the Executive arm is the Legislative arm. This conference is to address the nation on where leadership of this very important arm especially the Senate President will be zoned to for stability, sustainable democracy and for total integration.”
” In the first place, the moslem-moslem ticket that almost cost the APC the success at the polls has come and gone and Nigeria now has the number 1 and 2 both as moslems if the nation is to stand those agitating for the Senate President form the North West should step down for the sake of democracy and inclusiveness as all the likely contestants from the North West are moslems. “The political crises this attempt will cause may consume the nation. If the APC truly want to rule for 16 years and even more this balance is not negotiable, it must be taken seriously and be conceded to a Christian from the South East.”
” Our position is to strengthen democracy, reduce political tension, reduce security threats and keep Nigeria one.”
We are not mindful of the fact that democracy is a game of number but we are equally mindful that Nigeria is a cosmopolitan and a multi religious state that needs special handling in the spirit of keeping the Nigerian state one, he added .
