Barely 24 hours after the Senate suspended Abdul Ningi, the erstwhile chairman of the Northern Senators Discussion board, NSF, over allegations of 2024 finances padding, the Southern Senators Discussion board, SSF, has elected new govt officers to pilot the affairs of the group within the tenth Senate.
The brand new chairman of the SSF is Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC, Lagos East), who can also be the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance coverage and Different Monetary Establishments, whereas Senator Victor Umeh (LP, Anambra Central) emerged because the Vice Chairman.
Different executives of the discussion board are Senator Mpigi Barinada (PDP, Rivers South East), Secretary; Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC, Cross River North), Public Relations Officer; and Senator Kenneth Eze (APC, Ebonyi Central) as Treasurer.
Senator Abiru takes over from the Senate Chief, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who has been the chairman of the discussion board for the reason that ninth Meeting.
Addressing newsmen shortly after the assembly of the senators from South West, South East and South South, Abiru stated they are going to companion with the Northern Senators Discussion board to maneuver the nation ahead.
“Our expectation—and the accountability bestowed on us— is to champion the course of Nigeria and Nigerians, before everything.
“And since we additionally dwell in an atmosphere the place we now have our northern brothers as nicely, what we are supposed to do is figure carefully with them to champion the course of Nigeria. Proper now, the unity of Nigeria is essential to us,” he harassed.
The brand new chairman stated the SSF members would swing into motion and roll out their plans for the betterment of the area and Nigeria, including: “We’ll work out our plans. The final management has transferred energy to us. We’ve been operating the discussion board as if we don’t exist.
“The current Chief of the Senate was the chief of the Southern Senators Discussion board. He was too engaged on different points, however we now have new management, which is headed by me,” Senator Abiru added.
Earlier, Senator Bamidele stated his present place as Chief of the tenth Senate prevented him from offering the required management, necessitating a change of management, which came about on the assembly.
“What is occurring right here immediately shouldn’t be new, as each the southern and northern senators’ fora existed even earlier than this tenth Senate.
“At this assembly of the southern senators, new govt members might be introduced to steer the affairs of the discussion board,” he stated.