May 10, (THEWILL) – Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has faulted the zoning of presiding officers of the 10th National Assembly by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Party had, in a statement issued on Monday, by its Spokesman, Felix Morka, zoned the positions of the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly to the South-South (Senator Godswill Akpabio) and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the North-West (Hon. Tajudeen Abass).
Akeredolu, who doubles as Chairman, South-West Governors’ Forum, however, said the list of endorsed presiding officers released by the NWC was decisions of some individuals positioning themselves as cabals because of their close ties with the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He described the move of the ruling party’s NWC as a skewed arrangement that reinforced injustice and inequity.
The statement issued to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, emphasised that the zoning arrangement, which was designed to shortchange some particular zones, will have adverse effects if not immediately reversed.
While maintaining that the North should be allowed to be actively involved in the emergence of those that will be occupying the positions, particularly the Speakership, Akeredolu also lashed out at the leadership of the party for ignoring the input of the Progressive Governors Forum.
Akeredolu, who lauded all the aspirants who have, so far, shown interest in the speakership position for their resilience, urged them not to back down.
He also called on the President-elect to urgently intervene in the situation and give a direction, adding that the NWC must summon the National Executive Committee (NEC) on the need to agree on terms that would strengthen the party.
