According to the report from the Tribune, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Labour, Employment, and Productivity, Senator Diket Plang clarifies that he is not the spokesperson for the Senate, and therefore cannot confirm any rumors regarding changes in leadership.
He emphasizes that he sees no evidence of any deliberate attempt to marginalize the North in the Senate, noting that previous Senate Presidents from the North had successful terms in office.
He underscores the unity and cohesion among northern senators and asserts that the current leadership structure of the Senate is fair and representative, rejecting suggestions to the contrary as unfounded.
Diket Plang said this while reacting to the claim that there are insinuations that the Northern caucus in the Senate is not comfortable with the leadership of the Senate.
He said, "I am not the spokesperson for the Senate. I am also not aware of anything like that. But I believe all equations are favorable to the North. If you are interested in something, don’t bring sentiment into it. Senator [Ahmad] Lawan had a successful tenure, likewise, David Mark. We are northern senators, and we are deeply involved in whatever is happening in the Senate. No one is shortchanging anyone. We are all together. Unless God says otherwise, I don’t think there is something like that."