Senator Ahmad Lawan has reacted
to his endorsement by Senator Danjuma Goje, ahead of the ninth assembly Senate
Presidency election.
Senator
Danjuma Goje on Thursday withdrew from the 9th Senate Presidency election after
a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
The lawmaker also endorsed the
Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, for the position.
However, Speaking after a meeting
with Goje, Senator-elect, Uba Sani, Gov El- rufai and President Muhammadu
Buhari on Thursday, Lawan applauded Sen. Goje for stepping down for him.
“I believe that is the way to go,
we want to go to the ninth Senate focused and united right from onset, kick
start our activities which is very important at this time.
“The country needs a Senate that
is focused and united for optimum performance and I believe that the
senators-elect will be happy to hear that this has been achieved.
“I want to thank Sen. Goje, he is
very experienced politician like he has said; he has been in this business much
longer and than most of us really.
“ I respect him; even when there
were so many clamours for him to run for the position of the president of the
Senate, he never came out to publicly to declare.
“ Even though he had enormous
respect and following, he has willingly chosen to respect the wishes of the
party and president, is the best position any politician could take,’’ NAN
quoted him as saying.
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