A major contender for Senate
President in the incoming 9th Assembly, Ahmad Lawan, has said that he will
bring a lot to the table and make a difference if elected in June.
Lawan, the current Senate Leader,
said as a lawmaker who would be marking his 20th year as a member of the
National Assembly, he believes he has all the requisite experience and capacity
to lead the Senate in a manner that Nigerians would “have a better deal.”
Speaking when his campaign team
visited the Media Trust Limited headquarters in Abuja, yesterday, Lawan, who
was accompanied by 11 other senators-elect, said he has everything working for
him to emerge, including the massive support of his colleagues.
Lawan’s team, received by the
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Editor-in-Chief of Media Trust, Malam Mannir
Dan-Ali and other top editorial staff of the company, had the Deputy Chief Whip
Francis Alimekhena (APC, Edo), a returning senator, in attendance.
Others in the team were Senators
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger), Jibrin Barau (APC, Kano), and senators-elect
Dayo Adeyeye (APC, Ekiti), Tolu Odebiyi (APC, Ogun), Bello Mandiya (APC,
Katsina), Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti), Jibrin Isah Echocho (APC, Kogi),
Yakubu Oseni (APC, Kogi), Olubunmi Adetunbi (APC, Ekiti) and Degi Eremienyo
Wagara (APC, Bayelsa).
Lawan (APC, Yobe North) who
is the adopted candidate of the ruling
APC for the Senate president’s position, said as part of his door-to-door
campaign for the position, he would meet the two other contenders for the seat,
Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno) and Mohammed Danjuma Goje (APC, Gombe) at
the appropriate time to seek their understanding.
The Senate Leader said if
elected, he would ensure that the oversight functions of the National Assembly
were strengthened and revolutionised in such a way that government agencies
would be more accountable and transparent in their dealings.
Lawan said he and members of his campaign team
have adopted a door-to-door approach, where they met with all senators-elect on
a one-on-one basis to canvass for their support.
He re-echoed his stance that the
Senate would not be a rubber stamp of the Executive under him, noting that the
two arms of government would often disagree but that he would not allow that to
go to the market square.
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