Senate: APC North-Central adopts Saraki as sole candidatesole candidate

The Punch - Nigeria

Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress in the North-Central have adopted Senator Bukola Saraki as their sole candidate for the position of Senate President in the 8^th National Assembly.
The party chairmen announced this decision in a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to the chairmen, the decision to adopt Saraki was sequel to the withdrawal of the other contender for the position from the zone, Senator George Akume, from the race.from the zone, Senator George Akume, from the race.
The zonal chairmen said they were unanimous in their decision that the zone was only interested in the office of the Senate President, which they claimed had earlier been zoned to it by the party’s National Working Committee.to it by the party’s National Working Committee.to it by the party’s National Working Committee.
National Secretary of the party, Mai Mala Buni, however denied denied the existence of any zoning arrangement in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.however denied denied the existence of any zoning arrangement in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.however denied denied the existence of any zoning arrangement in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
The communiqué noted that since Akume had withdrawn from the race, the zone had no other option but reach the conclusion that Senator Bukola Saraki should be adopted as the sole candidate from the zone.zone had no other option but reach the conclusion that Senator Bukola Saraki should be adopted as the sole candidate from the zone.zone had no other option but reach the conclusion that Senator Bukola Saraki should be adopted as the sole candidate from the zone.zone had no other option but reach the conclusion that Senator Bukola Saraki should be adopted as the sole candidate from the zone.zone had no other option but reach the conclusion that Senator Bukola Saraki should be adopted as the sole candidate from the zone.zone had no other option but reach the conclusion that Senator Bukola Saraki should be adopted as the sole candidate from the zone.
Signatories to the communiqué are Letep M. Dabang (Plateau State); Alhaji Haddy A. Ametuo (Kogi State), Philips Shekwo (Nasarawa State), Alhaji Usman Malik, (Federal Capital Territory), Jibrin Mohammed (Niger State) and Ishola  Fulani (Kwara State). Ametuo (Kogi State), Philips Shekwo (Nasarawa State), Alhaji Usman Malik, (Federal Capital Territory), Jibrin Mohammed (Niger State) and Ishola  Fulani (Kwara State). Ametuo (Kogi State), Philips Shekwo (Nasarawa State), Alhaji Usman Malik, (Federal Capital Territory), Jibrin Mohammed (Niger State) and Ishola  Fulani (Kwara State).
The communiqué read in part, “That we are resolute in our collective decision to produce a single candidate from the zone to the office of the Senate Presidency and we abide with same, considering the fact that all our distinguished senators from the zone had equally maintained similar position in their earlier meetings.”