Set up zoning mechanism for NASS leadership to avoid 2015 scenario, Nabena tells APC

Mr Yekini Nabena, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress
has called on the party’s national leadership to set up mechanisms
for the zoning and selection of preferred principal officers for
the incoming 9th National Assembly.

He made the call in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, adding
that this was critical to avoiding a repeat of the political crisis
that followed the election of the National Assembly leadership in
2015.

He said that the National Assembly was strategic to APC’s change
agenda for the country and should, therefore, not be led by persons
who would sabotage the government’s efforts.

“I call on the party’s leadership to urgently set up mechanisms
for the zoning and selection of our preferred principal officers
who will join the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in
implementing our change agenda.

“Aside from being president, Buhari is a respected father figure
among party members and supporters.

“His direct involvement and views will be very important as the
party works around the zoning and selection arrangements for
principal NASS officers,” Nabena said.

He advised that President Buhari should play a leading role in
the APC’s internal selection arrangement for the incoming 9th
National Assembly.

“The Peoples Democratic Party has lost the presidential election
and they have now adopted a plan B from their infamous Dubai
strategy meeting.

“The plan is to hijack the incoming National Assembly leadership
by repeating their heinous coup in the previous Assembly.

“The APC must prevent a repeat of a situation where despite our
overwhelming majority in the outgoing 8th Senate and House of
Representatives, its leadership was hijacked by saboteurs and their
opposition PDP collaborators,” he said.

He recalled how the outgoing 8th National Assembly under Dr
Bukola Saraki as the President of the Senate, sabotaged the present
administration in pursuit of the selfish political interests of
PDP.

Nabena noted that but for the principled, focused and dogged
governance of President Buhari, many of the unprecedented
development achievements recorded would have been completely
sabotaged.

(NAN)