At least 36 senators of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) are backing Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno
south, for the position of senate president, a senator-elect who did not want
to be named, has said.
The senator-elect, who is from
the north, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with select journalists on
the sidelines of the induction exercise for members of the incoming national
assembly at Transcorp Hilton hotel in Abuja.
Although, the APC has already
thrown its weight behind Ahmad Lawan, senate leader, for the position, Ndume is
insisting on running.
After a meeting with
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, Ndume told reporters that he would
still contest for the number one position in the senate.
The senator-elect said some of
them are angry because “juicy” committees have been shared among those
supporting Lawan.
“There are about 36
senators-elect who are rooting for Ndume and that is because we are angry about
how they are going about this senate presidency thing,” he said.
“How will Lawan suggest that APC
senators have donated their senators-elect for him to realise his senate
presidency bid. They have gone ahead to share committees already excluding us.
“Things are not done that way.”
He said those supporting Ndume
are angry over the “bullying” by Adams Oshiomhole, APC national chairman.
The APC won 62 senate seats in
the 2019 election.
Recently, Eyinnaya Abaribe,
senator representing Abia south, said Oshiomhole was not in a position to
dictate to them on who to elect into the office of number three citizen.
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I hope one day APC will get it right...How can they go for Ndume? Ndume that was part of the people that betrayed the party in 2015..APC senators are backstabbers
ReplyDeleteNdume is qualify for the senate sit no doubt about the fact
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