He said regular meetings among membernations is the panacea for peace and security in the region.

There are also other interests also pushing north central for the speakership.

Owuru based his suit on the fact that he was the rightful winner of the 2019 elections, and so, President Buhari could not hand over to Tinubu as he (Owuru) had not served his term in office.

He faces a smooth path to winning his party’s nomination, with no serious Democratic rivals but he’s set to face a hard-fought struggle to retain the presidency in a bitterly divided nation.

He said he’s never discriminated against anyone on religion basis.

He will confront challenges of zoning of parliament leadership, formation of cabinet, petrol subsidy, social cohesion, healing process and tribunal cases.

Meanwhile current senate president Lawan’s silence over his rumoured ambition to retain his seat is unsettling aspirants.

He assured that May 29 handover date remains sacrosanct.

The council will announce nominees after Eid-el-Fitri.

The President directed the immediate investigation of Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, and his prosecution by the Inspector General of Police, if found liable of the charges against him.

He urged his supporters to remain peaceful and to pray for a better Nigeria.

“I am going to use social media as a means of interaction with the youth and women of this country. The president of Ukraine is a comedian but he’s done what a field marshal and generals will not do.”

The final results showed Binani scored 398,788 votes, while Fintiri got 430,861 votes to win the poll.

He claimed Governor Yahaya Bello rehabilitated and supported him when he almost became a political orphan.

He insisted that Yunusa should have been arrested immediately and charged, as what he did was illegal, and against the laws he was meant to uphold.

The CFWPGL group called out the government over gender exclusion in politics and demanded that a woman leads the next hoise of representatives.

The PDP has given the commission 72 hours ultimatum to conclude the rerun poll.

He however said INEC can strip him of his duties because his duties are delegated.

He claimed this was a new form of electoral malpractice, and that the perpetrators must not get away with it.

He said the president-elect’s alleged controversial past has been ventilated sufficiently.