Senate presidency: Igbo apex group tell APC not to present Senator with EFCC baggage

As lobbying for Senate presidency of the 10th National Assembly intensifies, a faction of the Igbo Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday appealed to All Progressives Congress (APC) not to present any Igbo Senator with wo is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Presenting such Senator, the faction of the apex body said, would smear the image of the administration and present Igbo in bad light.

In a statement issued by the Secretary General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo in Abakaliki, Mr Okechukwu Isiguzoro on Wednesday, said suspicion was rife that a particular Senator-elect from the South East zone is being considered, stressing that he would rock the Bola Tinubu presidency, Ife he eventually emerged, adding that Ohanaeze will resist it.

The body advised those behind the plot to desist, while they asked the 10th Senators-elect to adopt legitimate measures to ensure emergence of reliable leadership of the Senate, including the doctrine of necessity option.

He maintained that South East does not need hatchet men of certain governors, who, as Senate President, would be misrepresenting Igbo in favour of their masters.

Isiguzoro said many senators and senators-elect are already jostling for the position of the Senate President, of which caution should be exercised to ensure that those who would ferment troubles among various tiers of government are not allowed to occupy the position.

He further stated that they are aware of capacities of their sons, including those who had been in the Senate.

He advocated the need for the doctrine of necessity such that some House rules could be reversed, paving way for the best for the Senate President to emerge not minding if he/she is a greenhorn.”

It said: “Umahi fits into this. When some politicians were pursuing selfish interests, Umahi, who is currently the Senator-elect for Ebonyi South Senatorial District, took his people into the mainstream of Nigerian politics, like he saw tomorrow.”