By Henry Umoru 

AHEAD of the inauguration of the 10th Senate and the emergence of Presiding Officers, Chairman, Senate Services Committee, Senator Sani Musa, APC, Niger East has shown interest for the position of the President of the Senate.

According to a close associate of Senator Musa who has been re- elected into the Senate may be the dark Horse against the backdrop that he is being pushed for the position.

The source, who is a former member of the House of Representatives and pleaded anonymity said that Senator would declare his ambition whenever the All Progressives Congress zones the various presiding and principal offices.

The close Associate of the Senator who expressed the hope that the APC would zone the Senate Presidency to the North Central geopolitical zone, said  that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Adamu Abdullahi, will not work against zoning the Senate Presidency to the North Central zone.

According to him, Abdullahi would not also mind to do anything that will promote the emergence of a President of the Senate from the North Central geo- political zone and by extension paving the way for Musa’s emergence.

The Aide said, “Once the office is zone to North Central Senator Musa will run for the office of the Senate President. We hope and pray that the All Progressives Congress would zone the office to the North Central zone because the zone has proven to be APC stronghold especially Niger State that gave the highest votes in the zone.

 “Senator Abdullahi Adamu will be interested in the emergence of Sani Musa as the next Senate President and he would not mind sacrificing his appointment to make that happen.”

When asked if Musa’s ambition will not clash with that of the incumbent  President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan as his friend and leader, the source said, “Lawan and Musa are from different zones hence no clash of interest if the party comes out with zoning formula.

“As we speak, I do not think Senator Lawan is longer going to contest the office of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly.”

On  what would happen if the party failed to zone the office to the North Central zone, the source said, “Senator Musa would contest for the position of the Deputy Senate President if zoned.

“He is already talking to his colleagues and close associates about his ambition,” the source added.

With this development, Musa has joined other contestants like Senators Orji Uzor Kalu, Godswill Akpabio, Barau Jibrin, Abdulaziz Yari, David Umahi and Adams Oshiomhole, who also  said to be interested in the position of President of the Senate.

Senator Musa who was first elected into the Senate in the present 9th Senate is loved by his colleagues as a welfarist and easy going personality.

He narrowly missed being the National Chairman of the APC before President Buhari and other leaders of the party appealed to the aspirants to step down for Senator Adamu Abdullahi, even as he was the favoured candidate of Asiwaju Tinubu for the APC National Chairmanship then and he is still in very good working relationship with the President- elect as he played significant roles in the eventual emergence of the ‘Jagaban Borgu’ as president-elect.