Despite Tinubu's meeting with Kalu and Yari on Thursday, a source close to the 9th Senate's Chief Whip explained to Daily Trust why Kalu and Yari remain steadfast.
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Thursday, inubu gathered newly-elected legislators at the Presidential Villa. During the meeting, Tinubu conveyed his desire for Godswill Akpabio to serve as Senate President and Tajudeen Abbas to assume the position of House Speaker.
The source while speaking on Yari and Kalu’s stand said,“It is not about them. It is about the people they represent. Tinubu is from the South West; the vice president is from the North East. How do you expect the North West to react to this faulty arrangement of taking the Senate presidency to South-South'
“Of course, we listen to the president. He spoke at length including balancing the offices; the issue of having a Muslim president and a Muslim vice president and therefore the need to have a Christian Senate president.
“Some of us are not convinced by this analogy; we are talking about the legislature. It is about allowing the 109 senators who have equal status in the eye of the law to select those that would lead them.
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“We would certainly support the president to achieve his lofty dreams for Nigeria but we want him to hand off everything that has to do with the National Assembly.”
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