The Katsina State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Bello Masari has has rejected calls that the North should produce the senate president of the ,10th Senate and gave his support for the pair of Sen Godswill Akpabio and Sen Barau Jibri as candidates for the office the president and deputy of the senate for the 10th National Assembly of Nigeria
The duo of Sen Akpabio and Sen Jibrin received the endorsement when they paid a courtesy call on Governor Aminu Masari, Sunday in Katsina.
Akpabio and Jibrin have nominated as preferred choice of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Senate President and Deputy Senate President.
The senators-elect had in their delegation other senators, including Solomon Olamilekan APC- Lagos West), Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti Central) and Yusuf Yusuf (APC-Taraba Central).
During the visit in the early hours of Sunday, the senators solicited the support of Gov Masaru for the joint ticket of Messrs Akpabio and Jibrin in the race for the leadership of the Senate.
Many of the other aspirants have rejected the nomination of Akpabio and Jibrin by the APC and questioned the zoning formula on which it is based.
Recall that theice president-elect, Kashim Shettima, on Friday, said the nominations were made to ensure religious balance in the political leadership of the country.
Mr Akpabio and the deputy senate president hopeful have, however, ignored the criticisms from their opponents and continued with their consultations.
