Senate President: I feel betrayed but life continues – Yari

Senator Abdulaziz Yari, the former governor of Zamfara State, has accused fellow senators of betraying him in the race for the Senate Presidency.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) had endorsed Godswill Akpabio from Akwa Ibom for the position of Senate President.

During the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday, Akpabio was elected as the Senate President, securing 63 votes. Yari, on the other hand, received 46 votes.

Yari expressed his disappointment, stating that he had hoped to secure 61 out of the 109 votes, which would have allowed him to emerge as the Senate President.

Speaking during an interview with journalists on Thursday in Abuja, Yari said: “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 we will have a comfortable 61 to win the election.

“But it became the reverse, which only God knows what happened. So, I feel betrayed but life continues and it’s a cycle.”