{"id":103967,"date":"2023-03-30T15:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T14:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=103967"},"modified":"2023-03-30T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T14:34:45","slug":"consider-south-south-for-senate-president-apc-vice-chairman-lukman-tells-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/consider-south-south-for-senate-president-apc-vice-chairman-lukman-tells-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider South-South For Senate President, APC Vice Chairman Lukman Tells Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), North-West, Salihu Lukman, has urged the party to consider zoning the Senate President position in the 10th National Assembly to the South-South zone.<\/p>\n<p>Lukman, in an open letter to the party titled \u2018APC and Tasks of Negotiating 10th NASS Leadership\u2019 on Wednesday, cited previous tenures in the federal legislature and the rationales behind the geopolitical zones that produced its leadership.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sen. Kashim Shettima would mean an unregulated contest for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly could produce another Muslim as Senate President.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s vice chairman suggested compensating the South-South for \u201cgiving more votes to the APC, including winning the Governorship election in Cross River and majority members of the Edo State House of Assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cconsideration can be given for the South-South to produce the Senate President\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In his view, if that is to be considered, then the position of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives should be given to the South-East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these are issues to be debated, around which a decision would have to be taken one way or the other. 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