National Assembly: How Aspirants Woo Lawmakers With Dollars
- Lawmakers contesting for the positions of Senate president and speaker of the House of Representatives have been allegedly wooing their colleagues with dollars
- The development is coming about three weeks before the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June
- Recall that Senator Ali Ndume, an APC senator from Borno state, in an interview with BBC Hausa, claimed some aspirants were inducing other lawmakers with dollars
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Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June, the race for the seat of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives has seen some aspirants dolling out dollars to their colleagues to get their votes.
According to Daily Trust, the aspirants have allegedly been reaching out to some lawmakers-elect with thousands of dollars to buy their votes upon the inauguration of the 10th assembly.
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Lawmakers contesting for Senate President and Speaker of House of Reps
Top contenders for the position of senate president include Senators Godswill Akpabio (Akwa-Ibom), Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), and Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia).
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For the speaker of the House of Representatives position, the major contenders include Tajudeen Abbas (Kaduna), Yusuf Gagdi (Plateau), Aminu Sani Jaji (Zamfara), Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase (Plateau), Mukhtar Betara (Borno), Mariam Odinaka Onuoha (Imo), Aminu Sani Jaji (Zamfara), among others.
Sources within the lawmakers' circle revealed that the race is almost about being the highest bidder, with the top contenders trying to outspend the others, despite the zoning formula of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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In an interview with BBC Hausa, Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno) disclosed that some aspirants for the senate president are inducing their colleagues with dollars to get their votes
He said:
“There are senators aspiring to be Senate president who gives money to senators.”
Some lawmakers have also disclosed that the APC zoning arrangement has not stopped some contenders from dishing out dollars to their colleagues and are determined to go on with their ambition for the senate president and speakership positions.
Senate: Akpabio makes strong statement as he leads 42 senators to APC leaders
Legit.ng earlier reported that Godswill Akpabio, a leading candidate in the race for the 10th Senate Presidency, has shown to the APC leadership that he has the number behind him in the race.
The former minister visited the leadership of the APC with 42 senators-elect, making a non-verbal statement to the APC that his endorsement was in the right direction for the party.
During the visit, Akpabio promised stability for the senators if elected president of the Upper Chamber of the legislature.
Source: Legit.ng
