Nathaniel Zacchaeus, Abuja

The Concern Nigerians for Sustainable Democracy (CNSD), has said the emergence of the 10th Senate President from the South-East geopolitical zone would automatically end the ‘Obidients’ influence in the region.

The Convener/Coordinator of the group, Dr Amps Gizo, stated this at a news conference in Abuja yesterday.

Gizo also added that peace would be achieved in the South East because the Senate President from the zone would facilitate an end to the agitation by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network.

The group noted that the South-East has two All Progressives Congress governors from Imo and Ebonyi states while the latter also has an APC governor-elect

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Gizo said the South East geopolitical zone stood a better chance of producing the next Senate President unlike the South-South region because the latter produced only an APC governor-elect.

Justifying the need to support a South East Senate Presidency, Gizo said the South-East produced six APC Senators-Elect for the 10th National Assembly from five states.

He said the South-South has six APC Senators-Elect in 2023 from six States.

He said, “From 1999 till date, South-South has produced Vice-president and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the person of President Goodluck Jonathan, none from South-East

“South-South has produced two APC National Chairmen in the persons of Chief John Oyegun and Adams Oshiomhole, none from South-East

“South-South have produced also the National Secretary of APC in the person of Senator John Akpan Udodeghe. South-South has produced Senate Majority Leader in the person of Senator Victor Ndoma Egba

“Currently, South-South has the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. The South had Senate President from 1999 under Obasanjo and nothing more to date. Since then, South-East has not produced any other top leadership under APC.

“Presently, there is a need to dilute the Peter Obi Phenomenon in the South-East. There is also the need to give South-East a sense of belonging since 2015 till date under the APC, with a Senate President.”

Apart from that, Gizo said there was a need to douse the IPOB/ESN and general insecurity in the South-East.