Senate President: South-East good to go – Shehu Sani

By Musa Baba Adamu

Social activist Shehu Sani on Thursday said the office of the Senate President should be zoned to the South East.

Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, during an interview with journàlists in Abuja on

Thursday said the South East has senators that are competent enough to be Senate President, if the rules of the Red Chamber, particularly the ranking norm, were to be considered.

The present structure of the APC, he observed, has naturally positioned the South East to produce the 10th Senate President.

Speaking further, he said the former governor of Abia State and senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, should be considered for the position.

Senator Sani said: “The Senate Presidency should go to the South East for equity and justice.

There is no better person to stabilise the National Assembly and maintain balance like Orji Uzor Kalu [who] has demonstrated his flair as Chief Whip of the Senate.

“I’m not of the APC, but I think he remains the best option out of those who offered themselves. Kalu has the experience and the pedigree as well.”

From Abubakar Yunusa

Consumer goods company, BUA Foods, has reported a 31 per cent appreciation in its profit after tax for the financial year ended December 31, 2022, when compared to the previous year.

This was disclosed in the 2022 financial year results of the company filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited .

In its 2022 financials, profit after tax surged to N91.3bn representing an increase of 31 per cent from N69.7 billion posted for the same period in 2021. Its 2022 full-year revenue also rose by 26 per cent to N418.3bn from N333.2bn in 2021.

The Fast Moving Consumer Goods company said that it maintained its leadership