Senator Gaya Implores APC To Zone Deputy Senate President To North West

The All Progressives Congress has been challenged by Senator Kabiru Gaya, to zone the office of the Deputy Senate President to the North West so that it can consolidate on the votes it got from the area.

The party had endorsed Senator Ahmed Lawal as its preferred candidate for the office of the Senate President.

Gaya, who represents Kano South in the Senate stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

He also pleaded with the ruling party not to throw away the six million votes it got in the North West.

Gaya, who is competing for the position of the Deputy Senate President of the ninth Senate, stated that though he does not believe in revealing statistics of Senators in his support, he has over 70 percent chances of emerging.

“My chances are very high, I’m sure. I’m not bragging, but definitely it is over 70, 80 percent,” he said.

Other aspirants for the office of the Deputy Senate President include Senator-elect, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and Senator Ovie Omoagege among others.

Gaya, who is a fourth time Senator said that the party should serve those who had served it.

“The reason I’m saying nobody should produce Deputy Senate President but the North- West is because we have produced six million votes, and in politics, you don’t throw away your stronghold,” he said.

The Senator noted that the victory of the party at the last elections was made possible because of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Kano state factors.

He stated that Kano alone gave the party 1.4 million votes out of six million registered voters.

“So, what we are saying is that if we could give speaker to the South West, I see no reason why we can’t get Deputy Senate President in the North.”