9th Assembly: What I Will Do For Nigeria,NASS If Elected – Ahmed Lawan

Lawan Marks 20th Year As  A Lawmaker

A major contender for Senate President in the incoming 9th Assembly, Ahmed Lawan(APC, Yobe North) has said that he will bring a lot to the table and make a difference if elected in June. Lawan,

The Incumbent Senate Leader said as a he who would be marking his 20th year as a member of the National Assembly, he believes he has all the requisite experience and capacity to lead the Senate in a manner that Nigerians would “have a better deal.”

Speaking when his campaign team visited the Media Trust Limited headquarters in Abuja, Lawan, who was accompanied by 11 other senators-elect, said he has everything working for him to emerge, including the massive support of his colleagues. Lawan’s team, received by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Editor-in-Chief of Media Trust, Malam Mannir Dan-Ali and other top editorial staff of the company, had the Deputy Chief Whip Francis Alimekhena (APC, Edo), a returning senator, in attendance.

Others in the team were Senators Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger), Jibrin Barau (APC, Kano), and senators-elect Dayo Adeyeye (APC, Ekiti), Tolu Odebiyi (APC, Ogun), Bello Mandiya (APC, Katsina), Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti), Jibrin Isah Echocho (APC, Kogi), Yakubu Oseni (APC, Kogi), Olubunmi Adetunbi (APC, Ekiti) and Degi Eremienyo Wagara (APC, Bayelsa).

Naija News understands that Senators Ali Ndume (APC, Borno) and Danjuma Goje (APC, Gombe) are Lawan’s strong opponents, also jostling for the Seat of  Nigeria’s third Citizen.

But Lawan at the meeting yesterday noted that he would find a proper time to seek for the understanding of the Senators as part of his door-to-door campaign for the position.

The Senate Leader said if elected, he would ensure that the oversight functions of the National Assembly were strengthened and revolutionized in such a way that government agencies would be more accountable and transparent in their dealings.

Lawan said he and members of his campaign team have adopted a door-to-door approach, where they met with all senators-elect on a one-on-one basis to canvass for their support. He further restated that the Senate would not be a rubber stamp of the Executive under him, noting that the two arms of government would often disagree but that he would not allow that to go to the market square.