One of the top contenders for the Senate presidency,
Senator George Akume, and the national leader of the All
Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday
met at the Lagos home of Tinubu.
Tinubu told Akume to shelve his ambition and support
Senator Ahmed Lawan, who represents Yobe-North senatorial
district in the 8th Senate as the battle for the Senate
presidency was between the North-East and the North-
Central. Akume, who is currently the Senate Minority Leader,
represents Benue-North senatorial district in the Senate.
Senator Bukola Saraki, who represents Kwara-Central
senatorial district in the North-Central geopolitical zone, also
openly expressed his intention to contest for the seat
However, it was learnt that the leadership of the APC finally
decided to zone the Senate presidency to the North-East
following ‘fresh developments’.
He said,
“Tinubu explained to Akume that Lawan and Senator Mark
are very close and already, some members of the PDP
support him. Lawan has a good track record in the Senate
and has been backed by almost all the senators in the North-
East who feel the zone has been seriously marginalised. The
catch there is that if the APC members in the Senate do not
support Lawan and he wins the Senate presidency with bloc
votes from the PDP and his friends in the North-East, he will
be loyal to the PDP and may sideline us just as the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, attributed
his victory to the APC back in 2011 even though he was a
member of the PDP.
“Mark will definitely do everything possible to ensure that
Akume does not emerge Senate President if we pick Akume
because they are not on good terms. Tinubu told Akume that
he sacrificed his presidential ambition for the sake of the
party. Tinubu, therefore, urged Akume to settle for the Deputy
Senate presidency or Senate Majority Leader.”
He said, “The current Senate president is from Benue State
and has been in charge for eight years. Would it be fair to
also handover the Senate presidency to another person from
Benue? The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, got more
than 2.5 million votes from the North-East and this should be
rewarded.”
It was gathered that a committee has been set up to look
into the two parties

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