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National Assembly: What Oshiomhole Told Me About Lawan – Ndume

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Senator Ali Ndume has said the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, had explained that the party only recommended Senator Ahmad Lawan as the preferred choice and had not imposed him on the senators.

Speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Monday, the lawmaker expressed confidence he will emerge as the Senate President of the Ninth National Assembly.

He said he was confident because he had the support of his colleagues in the Senate and the leaders of the All Progressives Congress.

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Ali Ndume said, “We have 109 senators and each of them have one vote. If you are contesting to be the Senate President, you have to reach out.

“But at the beginning, I was cautious because I am a party man. So, when the party said ‘don’t go there,’ I did not.

“But the party came out again and said, ‘You can reach out to them now,’ so I reached out to them.

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“So far, the response I am getting from my colleagues from the APC and other parties is very encouraging. I am in this race to win; I am talking to everybody. I have the telephone numbers of all the 109 senators-elect and I call them.

“I have written the party, indicating my intention to contest. Even my national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, publicly said they only recommended Lawan and not that they are stopping anybody.

“As I speak with you, nobody has consulted me to say ‘don’t run for Senate President’. Everybody has the constitutional right to do that.”

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Speaking further on his plans, the lawmaker representing Borno South in the Senate promised to make the Office of the Senate President less attractive by reducing the unnecessary privileges attached to the office.

While promising to uphold the independence of the legislative arm of government, the third- time Senator promised to “work harmoniously and inter-dependently with the executive without undermining the principle of separation of power.”