The coast for who becomes the next president of the 9th Senate is getting clearer for front-runner Ahmed Lawan as his main antagonist, chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Danjuma Goje, has stepped down and endorsed him (Lawan) as the next Senate President.
The endorsement took place on Thursday, following a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking with State House reporters after the meeting, Goje said he decided to endorse Lawan despite the widespread calls for him to run for the office of Senate President because he had been asked to do so by Buhari.
He said it is also to respect the wish of his party and to enhance unity in the party.
The meeting was brokered by the Kaduna State governor, Nasir El Rufai, who was also present, alongside the senator representing Kaduna central, Uba Sani.
The new Senate President and other principal officers for the 9th National Assembly will emerge on Tuesday, next week.
Lawan is the All Progressives Congress anointed candidate for the office of the Senate President.
