A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress APC, Cecilia Adams has stated that senator Godswill Akpabio is the choice of all Senators-elect for the seat of the Senate President.
Adam who was the Senatorial aspirant from the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State in the 2023 general elections made this known in a statement issued on Sunday 11th June.
She said, “It is crystal clear and from all indications, that all contending parties on the choice of the Presidency of the 10th Senate of the National Assembly will finally resolve to allow the leadership of the Senate go to Senator Godswill Akpabio, APC North West Senatorial District (Ikot Ekpene) from Akwa Ibom State, who has been the strongest, populous and most revered candidate for the seat’’.
Barrister Adams noted that with more than 85 per cent endorsements by the 109 senators elect in the 10th Senate, said victory for Senator Akpabio’s emergence as President of the 10th Senate is assured as voting at the end of the session will massively be in his favour.
She also called on Senators-elect of the Red Chamber to give victory to whom it is due by voting enmass for the candidature of Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senate President come Tuesday, 13th June, 2023 when the 10th Senate is inaugurated upon its proclamation by the President, His Excellency, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and voting conducted for the leadership position of the 10th Senate.
Barrister Adams who stated that electing Senator Akpabio as the Senate President will be doing justice to the South South Zone of the country which has never produced a presidency of the Senate, asserts further that it will do good to the present structure of political leadership by having an astute political might of Senator Akpabio to work with President Ahmed Bola Tinubu who has seen that quality in him and thus gave him his nod and endorsement from the onset.
She said beside creating a healthy political atmosphere for the Executive and Legislative arms of government to work in harmony, it will afford Nigerians to enjoy the dividends of democracy by bringing progress and developments that will take the country to higher levels devoid of rancour associated with a divided Legislative and Executive arms of government that retards the progress of the country from achieving meaningful growth and development.
Barrister Cecelia noted that the President and Commander-in-Chief has shown signs of commitment and dedication to serve Nigeria relentlessly for its progress and development, and that with Senator Akpabio as President of the Senate, President Tinubu is sure to achieve greater heights in delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Nigeria.
