Ebonyi State Governor and senator-elect, David Umahi, on Tuesday, in Abuja, met with President Muhammadu Buhari and made a case for a South-east presidency for the 10th Senate.
Umahi, speaking after meeting with the President at the Aso Rock Villa, stressed that “justice, equity and fairness” must guide the All Progressives Congress when zoning the principal offices of the 10th National Assembly.
The meeting trails that of two other Senate presidential aspirants, Abdul’Aziz Yari and Godswill Akpabio who recently visited Buhari to declare their intentions to become the next Senate President.
Yari had met Buhari on Sunday evening where he urged the APC to allow the North to produce the next Senate helmsman having contributed substantial votes towards the victory of the President-elect Bola Tinubu.
Akpabio, who also informed the President of his intention, said he was ready to work with the incoming administration, a promise Umahi also made on Tuesday.
While arguing that the South-East made considerable contributions to Tinubu’s victory, Umahi cautioned the ruling party against gauging its choices of the candidate by vote contributions alone.
He stated that the emerging candidate must be one who gives the APC a fighting chance in the June election.