Saturday announced Senator Ahmed Lawan and Senator George Akume as
sole candidates for the position of President and Deputy Senate
President of the 8thSenate 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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