Senate Presidency: Edwin Clark Seeks Support For Southern Christian Candidate

Edwin Clark, the convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says a Christian senator from the southern region of the country should be elected as the senate president of the 10th national assembly.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has chosen Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, to be senate president, but there has been opposition from lawmakers who are interested in the position.

Abdulaziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara, and Orji Uzor Kalu, chief whip of the senate, have insisted on contesting the position.

Reacting to this development, Clark said the national assembly should work to unite the country and ensure that citizens trust one another.

“It is your duty as the legislative arm of government to produce during your term, a united country where the citizens genuinely trust one another, and regard themselves as equal citizens and as brothers and sisters,” he said.

“It is time to heal our land, and in so doing, what I expect of the 10th senate is to give the position of the senate president to a Christian senator from the southern part of the country.”