One of the major contenders for
the position of the Senate President in the incoming ninth National Assembly,
Senator Ali Ndume, has assured that he would not step down for Senate Leader
Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe) even if invited to Aso Rock.
With the exit of Sen. Danjuma
Goje (APC, Gombe) from the race for the Senate presidency, there are
speculations that Ndume would also step down if summoned for a meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari.
However, Ndume on Sunday noted
that it was too late for him to withdraw.
On why he cannot withdraw from
the race, Ndume said “stepping down at this period will be disastrous to my
political career and it’s not necessary because there’s no one and convincing
reason for me to stepdown.
“Why are you asking whether I’ve
withdrawn or not? I’ve been in the race ab initio; Goje did not at any time
formally announce that he was contesting for the Senate presidency.
“It’s too late for me to
withdraw; we’ve passed that level because there’s no reason for that. Afterall,
give me one reason why I should withdraw.”
On if he would meet with Buhari
if summoned, Ndume told Daily Trust: “If Mr President asks me to meet him is a
different matter. He’s my leader, I will honour the invitation but stepping
down is another thing.
“If he calls me anytime, I will
go and discuss with him, but the issue of Senate presidency is an entirely
different thing.
“I do visit the president even
without invitation; but stepping down at this period will be disastrous to my
political career and it’s not necessary because there’s no one and convincing
reason for me to stepdown.”
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