Ali Ndume, senator representing
Borno south district, says he is not bothered about the endorsement of his
opponent in the race for senate presidency.
Reacting to reports on the
endorsement of Ahmad Lawan by over 60 senators-elect, Ndume said what counts in
the race is votes, not endorsements.
Lawan had also been endorsed by
President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Well, I’ve said before that I am
not looking for endorsement but looking for votes on election day. You know
clearly that there is a difference between endorsement and election,” Ndume
told reporters.
Making reference to 2015 when
Lawan, who was also APC consensus candidate at the time, lost the senate
presidency to Bukola Saraki, Ndume said: “He (Lawan) had the endorsement but
what happened on the floor of the senate was different. This kind of thing has
been there all along.
“We have seen endorsements
against several elections. We are there already and it shall become past in a
question of hours from now.
“I believe that my colleagues
shall vote according to their conscience and they shall vote for a candidate
that is more suitable for the position of the senate president. I am not
bothered about endorsement rather, I am more worried about the election.
“As I’ve said, I shall go into
the election on Tuesday and it shall have two sides; it is either one loses or
wins. I do my numbering too, but I do my numbering not by publishing my
colleagues’ names.”
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