A lawmaker who had hinted of his plans to make President Muhammadu Buhari rule the country throughout his life time on earth has won the Senatorial election which he contested for.

Mr Lawal Gumau, who currently represents Toro Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, took part in the bye-election in Bauchi south senatorial district on Saturday as a contestant.

He made the headlines after he said his sole mission at the senate is to make President Buhari head of the country for life.

I want you to know that the mandate that will be given to me on Saturday is to go and protect Buhari’s interest in the Senate,” Gumau was reported as saying at the close of his campaign on Thursday.

The lawmaker said he intends to achieve this by ensuring the constitution is amended to accommodate his aim of being at the upper legislative chamber.

“By God’s grace, we will amend Nigeria’s constitution to allow Buhari to be president for the remaining years of his life. He will only cease to be president when God takes his life,” he added.

Declaring him winner of the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Gumau, who is candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election emerged victorious with 119,489 votes to defeat eight other contestants, among them, the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Isa Yuguda of the Green Party of Nigeria, who polled 33,079 votes.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Ahmed Sarkin-Pagam, disclosed this on Sunday.

If sworn in when the House reconvenes, Gumau will have at least eight months to convince his colleagues to amend the constitution and make Buhari president for life.

With the outcome of the bye-election, APC in Bauchi now has only one senator because the other two, Isa Misau and Nazif Gamawa, formerly of the APC, have defected to the PDP.