APC selects Lawan as the only candidate to run for senate presidency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday
announced Senator Ahmed Lawan and Senator
George Akume as the only candidates for the
position of President and Deputy Senate President.
Thereafter they had a primary election conducted by
the National Working Committee of the APC at the
International Conference Centre, Abuja.
33 Senators were accredited to vote and Lawan got
32 votes while 1 vote was declared invalid.
Returning officer and National Secretary of the
Party, Mala Buni
"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."
The same procedure took place 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 asked the NWC to help him win over all the
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 like he should.
