The race for the seat of the Senate President in the 9th National Assembly is getting tougher as key contenders are aligning and realigning ahead of the inauguration. The anointed candidate of the ruling party, Sen. Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday met with some state Governors elected on the platforms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a bid to solicit their support.
Dailypost listed Governors in attendance to include: the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State, who is also a senator-elect; Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State and his Adamawa State counterpart, Mohammed Bindow.
Meanwhile, the two other notable contenders, Mohammed Goje and Ali Ndume, have reportedly commenced discussion on the possibility of working together ahead of the inauguration.
It is understood that Lawan’s meeting with the governors, was held on Tuesday night at the instance of the Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam, who is a Senator-elect.
They discussed drumming up support for Lawan’s ambition, at the level of the Progressive Governors’ Forum.
Ndume, had earlier vowed to resist any attempt by the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, to shut him out of the race. He claimed that he had consulted President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, stressing that the duo gave him the go ahead to contest the position. He wondered why Oshiomhole would settle on Lawan without consulting the senators-elect.
