Ali Ndume, senator representing
Borno south, says his quest to head the senate still stands.
Ndume made this known while
speaking with journalists on Thursday.
Despite the fact that Ahmad
Lawan, senate leader, is the choice of President Muhammadu Buhari and the
leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ndume has refused to
withdraw from the race.
He dismissed the report that he
was invited to the presidential villa in Abuja by Buhari, saying he had no
reason to visit the president to be persuaded to step down for Lawan.
“Nobody has invited me to the
Villa. There won’t be cause for it,” Ndume said.
“My quest to contest the Senate
President election Insha Allah on Tuesday next week stands.”
Danjuma Goje, senator
representing Gombe central, who indicated interest in the top position withdrew
from the race after a meeting with Buhari on Thursday.
Goje said he took the decision
out of respect for the president and the leadership of the APC.
“I want to say that as an elder
statesman in the senate for a long time, at my age, I should be able to
appreciate leadership coming from our elders,” Goje had said.
“So in spite of all these calls,
in spite of all the support I have among my colleagues in the senate, I have
decided to in deference to the loyalty I have for his excellency, President
Muhammadu Buhari and in deference to the loyalty I have for my party, the APC
in the interest of our party and the development of this country.”
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