South-south group declares support for Yari: Senate presidency

A group which described itself as the South south community in Abuja has declared support for the ambition of former governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari to emerge the president of the 10th Senate.

 

Members of the South-South Community declared their support for Yari’s ambition during a courtesy visit to him on Tuesday, in Abuja.

 

 

The group led by Chief Premier Bello, said that the visit was to express the group’s support to Yari.

 

Bello described Yari as competent for the position, as a two-term governor, former Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, amongst other positions he previously held.

 

“We the people of South South believe that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

 

“We therefore identify with the position of the North and plead that the principle of balancing and inclusiveness be respected. That is the reason we are here,” he said.

 

 

In response, Yari urged political stakeholders to do the right thing by following the rule of law.

 

He, however, warned that nobody should contest the will of God on the national assembly leadership.

“It is only God who enthrones or makes the king. Those that are on the throne should remember that they were given the opportunity by God and that God never shifts from where He is,” he said.

 

Yari pledged that if he emerges the president of the senate, he would work with all stakeholders to make Nigeria better.

 

The Senator also called for collective efforts to address the ecological challenges confronting the South-South geo-political zone.

 

The Senator-elect for Zamfara West in the Senate said that the challenges bedeviling the the region could be resolved with collective efforts.

 

“The livelihood of South South is farming, fishing and others but today because of land degradation, these are no longer there,” he said.

 

Yari expressed confidence in President Bola Tinubu-led government’s ability to address the challenges.

 

”With President Tinubu who is economically sound and his adviser on National Assembly matters, these issues in the South South can be solved.

 

“The Ogoni clean up is doable. I believe that with the present President, it would be a reality,” Yari said.