South-east Senators Were Not Consulted By APC On Zoning Of Senate Presidency- Ifeanyi Ubah

Ifeanyi Ubah, senator representing Anambra south, has disclosed that  the south-east caucus in the senate was not consulted before the All Progressives Congress (APC) zoned leadership positions in the 10th red chamber.

In a television interview on Monday, Ubah said the south-east would contest the position of the next senate president despite APC’s zoning.

Earlier on Monday, the APC nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, as president of senate in the 10th national assembly.

Reacting to the development, Ubah said the south-east zone was being marginalised in the distribution of leadership positions in the country.

The federal lawmaker added that there are capable senators-elect from the south-east that can steer the affairs of the 10th national assembly.

“For me and our people from the south-east, we are still very strong in contesting for the office of the senate president of Nigeria for the 10th senate. That is our position for now,” he said.

“So, in the course of consultation, we would continue to update Nigerians about our position.

“But for now, I am still in this studio, the position of the south-east caucus is that we are going to contest for the office of the 10th senate president of Nigeria.

“The senate president should be zoned to the south-east or fairly zoned to the south.

“The only problem we are having is consultation. If there was a robust consultation among the people from the south by the ruling party, maybe we could have said we will give it back to the south-south

“But there was no consultation. It is like they are saying there is nothing you people can do.”