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Northerners in fear, want Senate presidency to checkmate Tinubu’s government — Shehu Sani 

"The Northerners, who helped Asiwaju win the throne, are now claiming they want the Senate Presidency to checkmate him.

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Northerners in fear, want Senate presidency to checkmate Tinubu’s government — Shehu Sani 

 

 

Former Kaduna State Senator, Shehu Sani has revealed that the northerners who backed Bola Tinubu in the February 25th presidential election want the position of Senate President in order to checkmate the incoming administration.

 

 

In a tweet on Tuesday, Sani said that while it’s a wise political move, it’s also akin to being in love while harbouring doubts and fear, and that true love is supposed to be blind.

 

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He wrote:

“The Northerners, who helped Asiwaju win the throne, are now claiming they want the Senate Presidency to checkmate him. It’s a wise political move. But it’s similar to being in love while also having doubts and fear. The idea of true love is blindness.”

 

NEWS WEEK NIGERIA had earlier reported that the northern extraction has kicked against the alleged move to by the president-elect, Bola Tinubu to endorse Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President.

 

 

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A reliable source privy to the development told NEWS WEEK NIGERIA that the former Lagos State governor informed both lawmakers of the decision to select Akpabio and Barau.

 

Northerners want Senate presidency to checkmate Tinubu's government — Shehu Sani
Northerners want Senate presidency to checkmate Tinubu’s government — Shehu Sani

 

 

The sources further stated that Barau was asked to withdraw his candidacy for the Senate presidency in the name of national harmony, fairness, and religious balance.

 

Refuting the rumour, a former northern governor, whose identity was kept secret, however, explained why Tinubu would sacrifice the north after all the previous sacrifices.

 

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While criticizing Tinubu’s selection of Akpabio for religious balancing, the former governor argued that since the north gave Tinubu the party’s nomination and support, the area shouldn’t be considered second-class.

 

“Yes, there must be sacrifices made, the former governor argued, but the North should not suffer as a result of the need to appease some individuals who hardly made a dent in the pie.

 

“If there is something called sacrifice, it should go across the board; all the zones should be made to do the same.

 

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“After sacrificing the presidency to promote national unity and peace, now they want to treat us as second fiddle. We won’t take this. We have made the first sacrifice. Let other regions do the same.

 

”The North gave Tinubu the party ticket and gave him the winning votes, so it is the turn of other zones to make sacrifices.”

 

Speaking further on the issue, the former governor knocked Barau questioning who he consulted before the decision.

 

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He advancedWho told Barau that he should take it? First, he is a lawmaker from Kano State and a northerner. He is the northern candidate and cannot decide by himself. It is beyond him.

 

“We sacrificed the number one position and now they want us to let this go; it won’t happen. Yes, Asiwaju is a primary stakeholder, but some people lost their lives for him to win the presidency, especially in the North.”

 

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