The South South zonal chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has called on Nigerians from all walks of life to support the zoning of the office of the Senate President to the geo-political zone.

The APC Zonal National Vice Chairman, Ntufam Hilliard Etta, said in a statement issued on Wednesday that zoning the office of the senate president to the South-South geo political zone would rejuvenate the goodwill currently being enjoyed and ensure a balance of equity.

Eta, who said a Senate President from the South- South zone would stabilise the polity, focus on its statutory role of making laws, avoid unnecessary rancor with the executive as had been witnessed in the recent past, added that the zone has a major stake in the project Nigeria and thus will support Mr President to ensure he continued to deliver democratic dividends to Nigerians.

The statement reads, “In the days ahead as our country strives to equitably zone offices to all the zones of the country, the South South zone having considered so many factors, wish to state the followings:

“Our zone has and will continue to play its critical and pivotal roles in order to help our dear country, Nigeria achieve and realize all its inherent potentials. The leadership of our great party in the zone has done extreme hard work towards stabilizing the polity to ensure that business thrives in the region, and equally informing our teaming youths that development can only thrive in the atmosphere of peace.

“We appreciate all the leaders of the zone and we are grateful that our youths have reciprocated the good gesture of Mr. President, by embracing peace, as the panacea to continuous development of our region in particular, and the country in general. Gone are the days when youths restiveness will impede developments.

“We recall that when our son, Senator Joseph Wayas, held sway as the Senate President, he did our zone and the country very proud. During his tenure as the Senate President, we saw a harmonious working relationship between the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary; and the benefit at this was for all Nigerians.

“The south south zone believes in the ideology of Mr. President in particular and the All Progressives Congress in general. As a geo-political zone that is blessed with God given wealth and natural resources, we are very proud that Mr. President is eminently harnessing our resources for the general good of all Nigerians and for the benefit of mankind as it is obvious the numerous achievements of the APC led Federal Government in just three and a half years.”

The South South APC, which congratulated the party and President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the just concluded general elections, said the results of the elections were demonstration of the faith in the unity of the country as citizens voted for integrity, competence, performance, and the general good of Nigeria devoid of ethnic or religious considerations.

•Sourced from a Daily Trust report

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