Senator Ahmad Lawan
| credits: http://senatorahmadlawan.com
| credits: http://senatorahmadlawan.com
The All Progressives Congress on
Saturday announced Senator Ahmed Lawan and Senator George Akume as sole
candidates for the position of President and Deputy Senate President of
the 8th Senate respectively.
This followed a primary election
conducted by the National Working Committee of the APC at the
International Conference Centre, Abuja.
National Secretary of the Party, Mala
Buni, who served as returning officer announced that 33 Senators were
accredited to vote after which Lawan got 32 votes and one vote was
declared invalid.
Buni said, “By the powers conferred on
me by the NWC of the APC as the Chief Returning Officer of this election
after having certified that Dr. Ahmed Lawan has fulfilled all the
requirements of the party, he is hereby nominated as the sole candidate
of the party for the position of Senate President of the 8th Senate.”
A similar procedure was adopted in the election of Akume. Akume got 32 out of the 33 votes.
In his acceptance speech, Lawan said
while he was grateful for the confidence reposed in him by the party and
his colleagues, he was saddened that his colleagues “in the other camp”
did not participate in the process.
He pleaded with the NWC to assist him in
winning over all other senators in the National Assembly because he
would require their support not only to win on Tuesday but also to
provide leadership at the legislative arm of the government.
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