Former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has expressed his disappointment and accused senators of betraying him in the race for the Senate Presidency seat.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) had initially endorsed Godswill Akpabio from Akwa Ibom for the coveted position of Senate President.
On Tuesday, during the 10th National Assembly’s inauguration, Akpabio emerged as the Senate President with 63 votes, leaving Yari with only 46 votes.
Yari, however, had high hopes of securing 61 out of the 109 votes, which would have propelled him to victory as the Senate President.
Speaking during an interview with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Yari expressed his feelings of betrayal, saying, “Yes, I can say there was a betrayal. That’s the truth, because as we were taking stock as of 3 am, Monday-Tuesday election, we took stock of over 76.”
“But as usual, human beings, we thought we are going to get a pullout of about 15, which would have given us a comfortable 61 votes to win the election,” he continued.
“But it became the reverse, which only God knows what happened. So, I feel betrayed, but life continues, and it’s a cycle,” Yari concluded.
