Senator Barau Jibrin, one the contenders for office of the senate president in the 10th National Assembly has has said he will not withdraw from yhe race unless the position is zoned outside the North West geopolitical zone.
Sen Jibrin said the legislature is a special institution that requires experience, exposure and capacity to manage the differences among its members.
He announced this when he was engaged by Parliamentary Advocacy Network (PAN), in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June, Barau saying some of the rules also confer privileges on seniority and ranking lawmakers.
“Some of the rules of each legislative body confer on its senior or ranking members certain advantages that exclude new members,” he noted.
According to him, while it is important to have religious balancing when determining leadership, opined that the parliament should, however, be treated differently.
