Rochas Okorocha, a senator representing Imo west, says
Senate President Ahmad Lawan should teach him how he returned to the upper
legislative chamber after losing the presidential ticket of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Lawan and Okorocha contested the primary election of the APC
but lost to President Bola Tinubu.
His participation in the primary meant that Lawan would not
be able to contest the Yobe north senatorial ticket of the APC. Bashir Machina was elected as the candidate
for the senatorial zone at the time.
However, the supreme court in a verdict, affirmed Lawan as the authentic candidate even though he did not contest the primary.
Speaking during the valedictory session of the ninth senate
on Saturday, the former governor of Imo said how Lawan returned to the senate
needed to be discussed.
“I did not contest for senate this period. I only contested
for the office of the president,” Okorocha, who is not returning to the senate,
said.
“You are a very smart politician. How you came back [to the
senate] is another chapter in our political history that we need to discuss.
“I was there in the
field with you running for president, I never knew how you were able to
meander, leaving some of us. Next time you must teach me how to do that.”
Responding, Lawan said there was nothing to learn from how
he returned to the upper legislative chamber.
“It was easy. I was there with you in the field and after
our defeat, my constituents thought they needed me again,” he said.
“They asked for me to come back and it was a tortious
journey because we had to go through the courts. I didn’t even appeal the
judgement that did not give me the contest.
“The party and the
stakeholders appealed on my behalf up to the supreme court, so there is nothing
critical or remarkable. In fact, you have nothing to learn from it.”
Okorocha said: “I want to be your student next time. It is
more of the more you look, the less you see.”
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Rochas, this simply indicates that our political strategies only works for Crooks, Criminals and not for Straightforwarded, competent ones.
ReplyDeleteWinning an election without contesting for the party primary... Nigeria we hail thee.
Hahahaha 🤣😂. "I want to be your student. It is more of the more you look, the less you see". Fear Nigeria and her judges. The mystery behind this man Ahmed Lawan returning to the Senate is indeed a concept to study in the university for political science students. Never had seen such an Abracadabra in politics before
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