Senate Presidency: PDP Senator Declares Support For Ahmad Lawan, Gives Reasons

A federal lawmaker, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi has declared support for Ahmad Lawan’s Senate Presidency bid.

Nwaoboshi (PDP-Delta) made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, NAN reports.

He said from his assessment of all the contenders for the position, Lawan had better credentials.

“In 2015, I made my support clear that I was going to support the incumbent Senate President even before other persons came to join and my prediction came to pass.

“I have called you people again this year to make my position clear because I believe that after the election,what should’ve paramount on my minds is Nigeria.

“Not party, not religious affiliation but what we think is good for Nigeria.

“To that extent I have been thinking, I have been watching all the aspirants and many of them have come to consult with me, speak with me on phone, visited me personally both on the chamber and outside the chamber.

“So, I feel it is necessary for me to make my position clear so that some of these questions people are asking can be resolved.

“Now this is my personal position. When I believe in a cause, I would always work to want to advance that cause.

”For the Senate presidency, I have made it clear to my friends that I will support Sen. Ahmad Lawan for the presidency of the 9th Senate,” he said.

He said his decision was informed by Lawan’s competence, intelligence and ability to carry others along irrespective of party affiliation or ethnicity.

“It is for the following reasons. I have found out that Sen. Lawan has been in the senate for the past 20 years and as such he has gathered a lot of legislative experience in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

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