Sen. Ali Ndume |
The Senator representing Borno South District in the National Assembly,
Ali Ndume, has condemned the decision of the National Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress Party, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, to adopt Senate
Leader, Ahmad Lawan, as the next Senate President.
According to him, the APC leadership informed the Senators-elect
under the party, that Lawan was the next Senate President at a dinner
with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock last night.
Ndume, while addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, said that
the choice of Lawan was an unpopular and unconstitutional decision.
He described it as a unilateral choice made by Oshiomhole.
According to him, Lawan’s imposition by the party leadership
contravenes Section 50 (1) (A) of the 1999 constitution (as amended)
which gave the Senators-elect the right to elect their leaders on the
day of inauguration.
Ndume, however, said he would consult the leaders of the party in the
North-East and his colleagues who are supporting his aspiration, before
taking a final position on the issue.
He said, “All my colleagues at the occasion yesterday (Monday) were
shocked when Adams Oshiomhole unilaterally announced his decision to
endorse Lawan as candidate of the party.
“It is 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.”
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