Senator Ahmed Lawan, a leading
contender for the position of senate president in the coming 9th National
Assembly, has expressed optimism that the caucus of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP)’s senators-elect will endorse his candidacy.
Sen. Lawan, who fielded questions
from journalists in Abuja, said the open support of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi
(PDP, Delta North) was not an indication of any crack in the PDP ahead of the
inauguration of the Ninth Senate and election of Presiding Officers on June 11.
“We are expecting PDP
senators-elect to, all of them, have an understanding with us and endorse me as
a caucus,” Lawan said.
He said the endorsement by Sen.
Nwaoboshi meant a feeling of patriotism and the necessity of the ninth Senate
to work together in unity in order to improve the life of Nigerians.
Lawan thanked him for taking the
lead and expressed hope to have more engagements between the PDP caucus and his
campaign team.
The lawmaker representing Yobe
North also hailed Sen. Ifenayi Uba of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for
identifying with his campaign from the first day.
“What Nigerians care for is what
the ninth Senate is able to do to better their life and how the economy will be
improved upon.
“This administration has done a
lot in the last four years. But we are still faced with the challenge of
diversifying the economy. That is what Nigerians expect National Assembly to
do.
“Our vehicle should convey
everybody. We have our belief. But that belief should be anchored on how to
make legislative interventions that will make this country better.
“What he (Sen. Nwaoboshi) did was
to say that we should break the barrier. Why should we keep the barrier? We
should break the barrier and work on how those interventions will work.
“I believe PDP senators-elect
will endorse this candidacy. There are many PDP senators-elect who have
identified with our vision. What we all agree is that we need to achieve unity
as a chamber. When I say unity, political parties are there, but we have to
work together. I want to work with each and every senator.
“All senators-elect are people of
diverse legislative experiences. Their experiences will shape the achievements
of the ninth senate. We have learnt that bickering among political parties does
not help anybody at the end of the day. So, I believe we have to achieve that.”
He expressed his determination to
lead a focused and purposeful senate whose relationship with the executive arm
of government would be based on mutual respect, partnership and synergy.
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