Senator Binta Garba has joined the race for senate president.

PUNCH reports that the Adamawa North Senatorial District Senator-elect, Binta Garba, on Thursday said she would unite the upper legislative chamber if she is elected as the first female Senate President in Nigeria.

Garba who was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress,A PC told journalists, ''Apart from the fact that I have held several positions as a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, I am the first female chairperson of any public party in Nigeria, having been elected as the Adamawa State Chapter Chairperson of the APC in April last year.

''I am still holding that position till today and the unity I brought to the party brought about the successes we recorded in the recent general elections.

''As a delegate member from Adamawa State to the National Conference, I served on the Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government. I know what Nigerians need when it comes to lawmaking and leadership. It is time for all to support the female folks to be at the forefront of decision-making in Nigeria''.