Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged senators-elect to elect Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, as the new 10th Senate’s president.
Shettima declared that he was prepared to prostrate himself in front of the senators-to-be during a speech at a dinner held on Saturday night to drum up support for the combined ticket of Senators Akpabio and Jibrin Barau.
The vice president said that Akpabio’s Senate leadership would promote harmony and stability in the nation while speaking at the occasion, which was attended by more than 70 senators-elect and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume. By speaking with those who had not yet joined their camp, he nevertheless gave the senators-elect reassurance that he was prepared to continue working for Akpabio’s election as Senate president.
Shettima said, “I’m ready to kneel down and beg my colleagues for them to come on board for the sake of the nation’s stability.”
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“Apart from the religious angle, Senator Akpabio is very competent and he has the capacity to lead the 10th National Assembly. At the same time, he is from a very important zone and also a man of Christian faith.
“So, in line with the constitution of our country and in conformity with the plurality of our union, the party and, indeed, the president, deemed it fit to support him.”
“I have been campaigning privately for Senators Akpabio and Barau and I will continue to do that till we deliver them on Tuesday. I will be leaving this dinner for another meeting with some senators who are yet to register their support.”
