Yar’Adua emerges chairman Northern Senators’ Forum, unveils agenda

The chairman senate committee on Army, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua on Thursday emerged as the new chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum.

The emergence of Yar’Adua, followed the resignation of the former chairman of the forum, Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central, PDP).

Recall, Ningi was suspended on Tuesday by the Nigerian Senate, sequel to an interview he granted the BBC Hausa Service over alleged padding of the 2024 budget.

Rising from a meeting on Thursday, the forum elected the Katsina central senatorial district lawmaker to pilot affairs of the forum.

In a speech shorty after his emergence, Yar’Adua said the major objective of the forum is to promote the interest of Nigeria first, followed by development of the North through collaboration with southern senators.