By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC/, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has warned Senators who are seeking principal positions in the Senate not to be late to the floor to avoid the scenario of 2015.
Adamu gave this admonition at the party’s national secretariat on Tuesday when over 40 Senators, led by Senator Godswill Akpabio, continued their consultation on the consensus arrangement of the Senate Presidency.
He advised the Senators to ensure and maintain a rancour-free election adding that though they choose Godswill Akpabio, there was no way there won’t be an election as proclaimed by the Clerk of the National Assembly.
He said “I want us to have a rancor-free election because if everybody says yes, it is Akpabio, x or y, the rules in the House is that there must be an election. Those of you who are senators know this. We will not void that procedure on the day of the proclamation by the President.
“The Clerk of the National Assembly will conduct the election. I do hope and pray that we will carry the day. But I want to warn you. Do not be late. Hope I am communicating. Don’t be late. If you are late here, don’t be late there. Once beaten twice shy. You are advised.
“So I am happy that this consultation is going on. And I am happy that it has been very fruitful. We wait for the 13th of June, 2023, and see what happens. I do hope that we will have a rancor-free election on the floor”, he said.
He added “Being democrats, we are doing what leadership is compelling us to do. We carry as much of those who are going to decide who will become the Senate President, Deputy or officers or the speaker in the House of Representatives. We will give them the opportunity till the nerves are calm. There is sufficient calm in consultation.
“And from what you just said, there is evidence, ample one that with the time given, there is more consultation. And we are seeing the outcome of this consultation. We will not relent in this effort.”
