.Party Will Play Into Our Hands, Says Minority Leader Olujimi

.Lawan Most Experienced For Senate President — Bamidele

Temidayo Akinsuyi, samuel ogidan



Lagos / abuja – Concerted efforts being made by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to pacify some senators who are against its zoning formula in the selection of the leadership of the National Assembly failed to yield its desired result as Senators Danjuma Goje and Ali Ndume insisted on vying for Senate presidency in the 9th National Assembly.

While Ndume has insisted that he will not step down for the party’s anointed candidate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, Goje, who is believed to enjoy the support of senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even though he has not formally declared his intention, is believed to be working underground to subvert APC leadership decision.


It is widely believed that the leadership of the APC which is working tirelessly to avoid the coup plot of 2015 is in talk with Goje to withdraw from the race and support Lawan, who will in turn compensate him with a juicy committee headship.

However, on Thursday, Goje was openly called upon by a group of Amalgamated Youths from the North-East to declare his ambition without any further delay. A move political analysts said was one of Goje’s schemes.

In making the call at the entrance to the National Assembly, the group led by one Bello Ambo from Bauchi State, said neither the endorsement of Lawan by the national leadership of APC nor expression of interest by Senator Ndume should prevent Goje from throwing his hat into the ring now.

According to him, as far as public service experience is concerned, Goje stands far above the other two having controlled a whole state for eight years between 2003 and 2011 and being in the Senate since then with required parliamentary experience.

“Position of Senate president requires administrative and parliamentary knowledge enormously possessed by Goje as against the two other contenders from the zone”, he said.

When reminded that the ruling party has taken a final decision on who should occupy the position with the endorsement of Lawan last week Monday, the coordinator of the group said senators-elect are mature people who can decide who their leader should be and should be allowed to do so.

“Our party (APC) is a party of the people and not few leaders. The party should allow the people in this case, senators-elect, to decide whoever they want as their leader in whatever capacity.

“For us the Goje Support Groups from the North East for the presidency of the 9th Senate (GSGNE), Senator Danjuma Goje is the right man for the job. He has the required experience as tested administrator and high ranking lawmaker.

“He is a man of the people and a senator with all what it takes, in carrying others along across party lines and most importantly, a party man to the core who will fit perfectly into the next level agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari”, he said.

Speaking on the development on Channels Television programme, ‘Politics Today’ on Thursday, Opeyemi Bamidele, senator-elect for Ekiti Central, said they are concerned that events of 2015 does not repeat itself again, especially the needless confrontation between the executive and legislative arms of government.

“It’s not about Lawan. The concern we have is that it must not be the same old story. We all saw what happened in 2015. When there is confrontation with executive and legislative arms of government, it is the country that suffers.

“From all who have come out to contest as Senate president, I have not seen anyone who is not eminently qualified but there are global parliamentary best practices that must be followed.

“This is about democracy and definitely you cannot stop people who feel strongly about contesting from contesting but we need a leadership that is not only experienced but that can relate with people across party lines.


“Senator Lawan is the most experienced. By the time we will be inaugurated, he would have spent 20 years in the National Assembly”, he said.

Also speaking on the same programme, Senator Abiodun Olujimi, the Minority Leader of the Senate, said while the PDP will not field any candidate for the position of Senate president, the ruling APC will play into their hands.

Olujimi said anyone contesting for the position of Senate presidency and thinks 44 PDP senators out of 109 senators are not needed will be making the greatest mistake of his life.

“The controversy is unnecessary because the dynamics of the Senate is different from what is outside. What will happen is that whoever will be the Senate president will have to network between APC and PDP lawmakers.

“Anyone who thinks 44 members out of 109 senators are not important will have another thing coming. Anyone who ignored that will suffer just like it happened when we resumed in 2015.

“No. We are not going to field a candidate but they are going to play into our hands”, she said.

https://www.independent.ng/more-intrigues-as-goje-ndume-snub-apc-insist-on-contesting/

Ok, too long to read. OP, next time give us a summary, no time to waste reading about people fighting for their personal interest

It should not be consensus. The right thing to is voting

Madam Olujimi thinks that 44 out of the 106 senators from a particular party can be made to deliver block votes for their preferred candidate whereas the remaining 62 senators cannot be made to deliver block votes for their own candidate!

Wishful thinking.

Last Las I still blame that docile President in Aso Rock for all of APC's problems.

see guys, all of these, if all these their noise making is for the betterment of Nigeria and Nigerians, how awesome it would be? but it is just for their selfish interest only


Let Your business be seen on Google when people
search for it. search my profile to see result

Senate president Bukola saraka= Offa robbery.

If Ali Ndume wins, Bokoharam will take over Nigeria..

faithfull18:
Ok, too long to read. OP, next time give us a summary, no time to waste reading about people fighting for their personal interest

This small thing is hard to read.?

Another Saraki in the senate. This Apc people should better get their shit together this time around

Am absolutely sure APC will collapse after Buharis tenure, the party is just full of greedy cannibalistic vultures who are only afraid of the Hunter( Buhari) as he keeps them in check


I only voted for APC because the dulla#d is better than d sophisticated dulladated twin kleptomanics. Once he is gone, APC will crumble

The Truth is that PDP is more organized than APC

War within the camp of the nation's enemy. APC must fall

These are men who know their rights. The ring is open, let every one test his popularity.

Oshiomhole thinks it's by gra gra

We are yet to experience the worst incoming 9th Senate. This country is a joke!

The right thing is for any interested candidate to test his popularity at the poll.

Let them try their lucks now.

After all 70+ contested for the presidential poll

That's why you are stuck in life. Read you won't read

faithfull18:
Ok, too long to read. OP, next time give us a summary, no time to waste reading about people fighting for their personal interest

Apc is still a divided party.

Next level of drama

hisexcellency34:
That's why you are stuck in life. Read you won't read

The reason you are stuck in life is because you waste time reading, arguing and fighting others over people who are busy pursuing their personal interests and don't give a damn about you.

Las las, APC might not be able to deliver Lawan... .

Reasons:

1. Oshiomole's statement about "APC will take it all" is a foolish statement... He talks too much n thinks strong head solves all problems. What happens to keeping ur plans under locks and keys until u get there.

2. Tinubu's threat to those who do not align with d party is not wise either... These guys are adults for God sake, they need carrots and not sticks.

3. I know 8 APC Senators-elect who are angry with Oshiomole and APC as it is.

4. Ndume is said to be d cabals' choice, while he might not win, he's sure to divide the APC rank, and this would play into PDP's hands.

5. PDP is more united than APC- APC is d coming together of strange bedfellows with different ideas and philosophies, so coersing them to follow Oshiomole and Tinubu will be resisted.

6. Can Buhari trust Tinubu with d National Assembly? time will tell.

7. History has thought us that PDP unanimously go where their leaders want them to, but in APC, there will always be discerning voices because of d way d party was formed and post primaries problems. With Tinubu and Oshiomile now trying to hijack d entire party, it will be met with stiff opposition..

8. The SP might just fall on Goje's laps without wahala

Party interest now set aside personal interest in force.

pdp also need to av a candidate for SP

snub the party that you used to win an election,okay o ! no party discipline.they ought to have contested as independent candidates since they knew they do not have regard for the party.

Islie:



.Party Will Play Into Our Hands, Says Minority Leader Olujimi

.Lawan Most Experienced For Senate President — Bamidele





https://www.independent.ng/more-intrigues-as-goje-ndume-snub-apc-insist-on-contesting/

Lawal who was was fingered to be a Boko Haram sponsor cannot be trusted with such position.

Goje is our next Senate President.....PDP will do the magic soon

Pdp boys

tesppidd:
Madam Olujimi thinks that 44 out of the 106 senators from a particular party can be made to deliver block votes for their preferred candidate whereas the remaining 62 senators cannot be made to deliver block votes for their own candidate!

Wishful thinking.

Last Las I still blame that docile President in Aso Rock for all of APC's problems.

You are a baby politician.... Who told you all APC senators will vote for Lawan?

faithfull18:
Ok, too long to read. OP, next time give us a summary, no time to waste reading about people fighting for their personal interest

A lazy man sighted