Ahead of the inauguration of the 8th Senate, 64
current and senators-elect yesterday had a
meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, to
endorse the former Kwara State governor,
Senator Bukola Saraki, for the post of Senate
president.
Quoting a source at the meeting, ThisDay reports
that the senators who are backing Saraki had
decided to throw their weight behind the former
Kwara State governor, because they want a
“Senate president who is a product of the
members and not imposed by a godfather.”
The insider noted that those present at the
meeting comprised 19 senators elected on the
platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
and 45 from the APC.
It was gathered that senators present at the
meeting include: Senators Muhammad Adamu
Aliero, Danjuma Goje, Andy Uba, Mohammed Ali
Ndume, Gilbert Nnaji, Dino Melaye and Isiaka
Adeleke, who are new to the senate, the three
senators representing Delta State and two from
Edo State, among others.
The resolve of the senators is aimed at thwarting
attempts by the APC to zone the Senate
presidency to the North-East geopolitical zone,
and efforts by the National Leader of the party,
Bola Tinubu, to foist Senator Ahmed Lawan, his
preferred candidate from Yobe State, as Senate
President.
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