The Senate Information Committee Chairman, Senator Danladi Sankara and his Former Colleague Senator Jibril Masaud Eldoguwa, have said that Senator Barau Jibrin contest for the Senate Presidency was one that is highly desirable.
They said Barau Jibrin who is a ranking Senator full of experience and wide consultations with sound relationship, is the kind of Senate President the 10th Red National Assembly Chamber needs to bring Nigeria out of it’s Economic and Social quackmare.
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Senator Danladi Sankara and his Former Colleague were speaking as part of the visits of stakeholders in the Northwest geopolitical zone to them, who continued to galvanize support for Senator Barau Jibrin as suitable candidate for the position of president of the Senate.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) youth wing in the Northwest zone have drum support behind the ranking Jibrin, a ranking senator, representing Kano North senatorial district for the plum seat in the 10th national assembly
Although, the ruling APC that parade highest number of members in the Senate is yet to categorical made pronouncement where the pendulum will swing, the Northwest youth wing of the party has began advocate visit to stakeholders to mobilize support for Jibrin.
At a separate advocate visit to Senate Danladi Abdullahi Sankara, a serving senator representing Jigawa North West and former Senator Masa’udu El-Jibril Doguwa, the two APC stalwarts believed Jibrin is eminently qualify for the seat.
According to Senator Sankara disclosed that ” Barau Jibrin possession the leadership qualities and experiences to stir the ship of the Senate. He has built bridges across party lines and cultivated the positive attitude in the senate for him to be considered.
“Even though, so many factors will come to play on the floor of the Senate when it comes to the leadership consideration but I believe Jibrin belong to everyone in the senate and I have no doubt he would be considered. As for me, I can assure of my support and mobility of my network for him”. Sankara assured the group.
On his part, former member of the senate, Doguwa revealed he would be rightly positioned to front support for Jibrin’s candidature as senate president only if the APC zone the position to the North west geopolitical zone.
” First, I have to confess to you that I have known Barau Jibrin right from the immemorial and I can guarantee his capacity and tenacity. He command a lots of respect from his colleagues as ranking member. That is why it would be difficult to find him wanting because he’s a grassroots mobilizer.
” So, if God wishes it is Barau’s turn to become senate president it is find. But base on my conviction on Barau, that does not negate my support for Alhassan Ado Doguwa to become speaker of house of representatives. Now, the responsibility lie on our party on zoning principle. We would be ready to obey the directive of the party on the zoning method”. Doguwa stressed.
Leader of the APC youth, Mujahideen Zaitawah told journalists that the youth will sustain it’s advocacy and mobilization across critical stakeholders within and outside APC with the aim of winning support for Jibrin.
Zaitawah however cautioned those whipping up religious and regional sentiments against the candidate from the North west noting that Nigerian can no longer fall for any divisive sentiment.
