Lawan stated this on Saturday in Abuja where the names of the APC senators, who had endorsed him, were read out.
The implication of Lawan’s claims is that only seven senators-elect across the parties that have representatives in the 9th National Assembly might not vote for him.
The endorsement list contained the names of 60 APC senators-elect and one member of the Young Progressives Party, Ifeanyi Ubah.
Lawan explained, after the list was read by the secretary of his campaign organisation, Senator Barau Jibrin, that only two out of the 62 APC senators-elect had yet to endorse him.
He also said about 38 out of the PDP senators-elect had promised to vote for him on June 11.
Lawan said he would not make public the list of PDP Senators-elect who had signed up the endorsement list with him for obvious reasons.
He said, “For my colleagues in the APC, this is the first time that members of the National Assembly, whether in the House of Representatives or in the Senate of a particular party, would come together in this unanimous way to endorse a candidate for the office of a Presiding Officer.
“The APC, as of today, stands at 62 senators-elect and the PDP 44 members.
“We have two cases undetermined in Imo State. But one was almost determined yesterday (Friday); that of senator-elect, Rochas Okorocha, when the court said INEC should give him his return certificate.
“That will take the number of APC senators-elect to 63; and of course, YPP, one.
“Out of the 62 with returned certificates in APC, 60 have signed here. But you know, we will love to have the 62 signed.
“We are not prepared to fight each other. We will do everything possible to bring everybody on board because we don’t want distraction.”
He maintained that he was not imposed on the parliament.
Lawan said, “The trouble we have gone through tells a story. We are not an imposition because everybody here wrote their name and signed.”
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