As part of his ongoing consultations with stakeholders in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over his interest in the Senate presidency, the Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has met with four APC governors in Abuja, THISDAY has learnt.

This is coming as two other ranking APC senators- Mohammed Goje and Ali Ndume, who are also eyeing the position of Senate president have commenced discussion on the possibility of working together.


It was gathered 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.

The meeting, it was learnt, was aimed at drumming support for Lawan’s ambition at the level of the Progressive Governors’ Forum.

Investigation revealed that the consultative meeting, which took place at a guest house in Aso Drive had in attendance 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.


THISDAY learnt that Geidam, who is governor of Lawan’s home state, Yobe, was said to have called the meeting to solicit necessary support for the actualisation of Lawan’s ambition to lead the 9th Senate.

A source privy to the meeting told THISDAY that Lawan used the forum to solicit the backing of APC governors and by extension the senators-elect in the 22 states controlled by the ruling party for his ambition ahead of the inauguration of the Senate in June.

The source who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the governors had fruitful discussions with Lawan and assured him of their support since he is the choice of the party leadership.

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I hope the struggle is for to serve the people

We are Watching. Very soon we will see where the pendulum swings

Struggling for their selfish interest. God will punish all of them

another race

I think I should join hands with Tinubu to ensure Lawan and Gbaja become the leaders of the Senate and national assembly respectively to avoid a repeat of what happened in 2015. Bukky really gave me tough time in my first tenure.

the dick above me tho

Dino Melaye would easily defeat this one.

let the best man be the senate President...... a learned one ooooo

"Like" if you have this feeling that APC might end up missing out in the whole thing.

Expect surprises

APC, The Zombies Democracy Headquarters

Lol..As long as Lawan is Aboki man, the northern senators will all suppprt him

I hope they don't dribble Tinubu as they did 2015.

Meanwhile Tinubu & Osingbade think the North will hand over to them.

That's if Osingbade won't have my helicopter crashes too.

Meanwhile the North is planning a 2023 replacement.



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This man called lawan na olodo oo...shey na governors go give am the seat of the senate president or na lawmakers.anyway make we dey watch because anything is possible in this country

Does it mean no aggressive minded pig is getting anything from 9th Senate?

FreeConCiencE:
I think I should join hands with Tinubu to ensure Lawan and Gbaja become the leaders of the Senate and national assembly respectively to avoid a repeat of what happened in 2015. Bukky really gave me tough time in my first tenure.

What you need is a real opposition HOA like the last one which kept the Government on their toes all the time and I think they performed well

Personal opinion
I don’t think Lawan will make a good senate president

Apc keeps making same mistakes. U can’t just pick/impose Lawan on Senators. Let them decide using a democratic process.

DWJOBScom:


What you need is a real opposition HOA like the last one which kept the Government on their toes all the time and I think they performed well

Good opposition is different from halting the activities of the government and supporting corrupt elements. Danburoba.

Okay

Thought he was doing gra gra before when Oshiomole anointed him. Now he knows that red eye can not light cigarette.

ʍəıʌ ɟo ʇuıod ʇuəɹəɟɟıp ɐ ɯoɹɟ əɟıן ʇɐ ʞooן oʇ pəəu noʎ səɯıʇ əɯos

Lawan is the senate president, Gbajamila is the speaker. if u are not comfortable with this, is either u are one of the PDP or u are a traitor.

The party is supreme. God bless Nigeria