The chairman of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations Mohammed Danjuma Goje will formally declare for the
position of Senate President after the passage of the 2019 budget, a ranking
senator told journalists on Thursday.
The senator, who did not want to
be named, said Goje delayed his declaration because of his commitment towards
the quick passage of this year’s budget which is before his committee.
Already, Senate Leader, Ahmad
Lawan (APC,Yobe) and Sen Mohameed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno) have declared their
intention for the race.
Northeast stakeholders including
the North East Consultative Forum (NESF) and five other groups in the
geopolitical zone, last week endorsed Goje and demanded for his immediate
declaration for the position.
Responding to the call, an ally
of Goje, a serving APC lawmaker, said Goje does not want to combine his
legislative works on the budget with the aspiration to vie for the Senate
Presidency.
Like the Northeast stakeholders,
he said other groups from across the country are mounting pressure on the
former governor of Gombe state to contest for the presidency of the Red
Chamber.
He said Goje, who chairs the
Senate Committee on Appropriations is of the belief that the passage of the
budget should be paramount to all, in view of its importance to the smooth
running of the country.
“His priority is to get the
budget passed, for the prompt assent of Mr. President. As a committed loyalist
of the president and APC, he doesn’t want anything that would delay the passage
of the budget. He is of the view and conviction that the success of the
president is his and that of all Nigerians.
“This was why he worked
tirelessly and religiously to ensure the victory of the president, the
governorship candidate and all others who vied on the platform of APC in Gombe
state,” he said.
He said after the passage of the
budget, the former governor would heed to the call of the stakeholders and
other well-meaning Nigerians.
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