Senate Presidency: APC Governors Endorse Sen. Ahmad Lawan, Push “the Lawan agenda.” in the Interest of the Country.

Governors of the APC have reportedly endorsed Senator Ahmad Lawan’s for the Senate presidency in the 9th National Assembly

Senator Lawan is the party’s and President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice for the job

He is however, facing stiff resistance from Senator Ali Ndume from Borno state

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have reportedly endorsed Senator Ahmad Lawan’s for the Senate presidency in the 9th National Assembly.

According to The Nation, some of them  last week met in Abuja on how to push “the Lawan agenda.”

Lawan is the party and President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice for the job, but is facing stiff resistance from Senator Ali Ndume from Borno state.

Lawan was at the meeting, which was said to be part of steps to keep APC caucuses united ahead of the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly.

The meeting was geared towards selling Lawan’s candidature to all senators-elect, irrespective of political parties; and debunk the notion that Lawan is being imposed.

It was gathered that upon endorsement of Lawan by the party last week, the president mandated members to “sell the qualities of the nominee to Nigerians, especially senators-elect.”

One of the organisers of the meeting, who spoke on the issue, said: “The meeting was informed by the directive of the president to the governors to see the Lawan agenda through in the interest of the country.

“We want to change the narrative being sponsored by the opposition PDP that Lawan’s choice and zoning amounted to imposition.

“Most senators-elect may not be aware that the president actually raised an eight-man search team which recommended Lawan and a few others.

“It was after weighing options that the president opted for Lawan. It is not a case of the Executive breathing down on senators-elect and members of the House of Representatives-elect.

“The governors met with Lawan on how to project his inherent qualities, especially his rich legislative experience, and the need to build inter-party confidence/ collaboration before the 9th National Assembly is inaugurated.

“We do not want the race for the office of the President of Senate to be beclouded by sentiments. This is the time of merit and we want to stick out our neck for these candidates we have recommended.”

APC leaders are said to be persuading Ndume not to go against Lawan because “the president and the party have spoken.”

On Ndume, a senator-elect said: “Although a strategist of the president has had audience with him, he is unrelenting in his ambition to contest for the seat.