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NASS Leadership: APC Will Not Sacrifice Merit For Zoning – Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu on Thurday said that the party will not sacrifice merit on the altar … Continue reading NASS Leadership: APC Will Not Sacrifice Merit For Zoning – Tinubu


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tinubuThe National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu on Thurday said that the party will not sacrifice merit on the altar of zoning in its search for a Senate President and other leaders of the National Assembly.

Senator Tinubu, who disclosed this at the Defence House in Abuja, also said that Nigerians should expect a positive change in all areas, as the party remains committed to providing the leadership drive that will benefit the majority of Nigerians.

He added that the challenge of the nation’s economy and other issues affecting the well-being of Nigeria as a nation will be addressed when the new government assumes responsibility.

“You have heard from the party, you have heard from leadership. I’m a disciplined party man and we will look at it critically.

“However the nation is expecting us to take a decisive leadership decision and make one meritoriously. Merit will not be compromised. You have to be competent, you have to posses the kind of character required from leaders. You have to be a pan Nigerian and possess a very solid character to lead the National Assembly. That is what we are talking about. It’s not zoning to compromise quality of leadership and competency of an individual.

“I believe we have a very determined party leadership and we have resolved to follow our leadership and the criteria set by that leadership, including myself. We will not use zoning to determine and compromise the credibility and the qualification of an individual.

“It must be all encompassing and that is the question, if you take zoning as discriminatory in some instances, you might compromise the quality of an individual.

“Let everybody aspire, just like we aspired. Some people predicted during our presidential primaries that we are going to run into a chaotic storm; we put those people to shame and we came out with the best. Expect the best from us always”, he said.