26th March, 2019
The purported endorsement of Senator Ahmad Lawan for Senate Presidency by the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole is causing ripples within the party as a former Senate leader, Ali Ndume lashed out at the APC chairman, describing the endorsement as unconstitutional,.
Lawan and Ndume are interested in the position and have indicated their interest.
Speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, Ndume argued that Lawan’s choice as Senate President was an unpopular decision.
According to him, both President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, gave him their consent when he made his intention to contest the position known.
The lawmaker stated that he would consult the leaders of the party in the North East and his colleagues who were supporting his aspiration, before taking a final position on the issue.
Ndume said all his colleagues at the occasion Monday were shocked when Adams Oshiomhole unilaterally announced his decision to endorse Lawan as candidate of the party.
According to him, it the endorsement was an unpopular decision “because I am sure that President Buhari and other leaders of the party are not in support of that action. None of the stakeholders was also consulted.”