Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed its support for the bid of outgoing Governor of Ebonyi State and Senator-elect Dave Umahi to become Senate President, and has called on President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to persuade Senators to amend their standing rules to achieve this.
In a statement, the secretary-general of the group, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, argued that while there are other qualified senators from the southeast, Umahi is the most suitable candidate for the position.
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Isiguzoro claimed that Umahi’s Senate presidency would be strategic in Tinubu’s government, particularly in ending insecurity and the sit-at-home trend in the southeast. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide believes that Umahi’s appointment would restore peace to Nigeria and bring about an end to Biafra violent agitations, sit-at-home protests, and the creation of an additional state, Aba State.
Isiguzoro added that the Senate should use the doctrine of necessity to allow Umahi, who is not a ranking senator, to become Senate President. He argued that the Senate has previously bent its rules to allow a first-timer to become the majority leader in 2015, and so should do the same for Umahi.
