With just few hours to the inauguration of the 10th Senate, two leading contenders for the position of the President of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Senator Osita Izunaso, on Monday, met with Senator Godswill Akpabio also a contender for the same position.
President of the 9th Senate, Ahmad Lawan, also met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Akpabio where the he promised to deliver the former Akwa Ibom State governor on Tuesday.
The Director-General of Akpabio Campaign Council, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, told newsmen that 15 senators-elect from the South East, met with Akpabio, where they reportedly endorsed his candidacy.
With the purported endorsement, Senator Abdulaziz Yari’s bid, may have hit the rocks and his plans of usurping the zoning arrangements, may have failed.
Speaking further, Senator Ndume said former governors from the north, who hitherto refused to support Akpabio, have also made a u-turn. He listed Danjuma Goje, Aliyu Wamakko, Adamu Aliero, among others.
According to him, Senator Sani Musa who had earlier settled for the position of the Deputy President of the Senate, has also stepped down and has endorsed Senator Jibrin Barau.
