10th Assembly leadership: Reason LP senators-elect support APC’s choice – Osuntokun

Director-General of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Akin Osuntokun, has given a reason for senators-elect on the Labour Party platform supporting the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of the Senate President.

The ruling APC had anointed Senator Godswill Akpabio for the position of Senate President and Senator Barau Jibrin as his deputy.

Therefore, the leadership of the APC has been wooing its aggrieved members and members-elect from other parties to support the duo for the positions.

The APC National Working Committee and Akpabio/Barau Campaign Organisation also known as The Stability Group on Wednesday met with the leadership of the Labour Party and the New Nigerian People’s Party to appreciate them for their support for the APC candidate.

Speaking on the details of the meeting in an interview on Arise TV, monitored by PUNCH, the Chairman of the group and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, said Akpabio and Barau had the support of senators-elect from the Peoples Democratic Party and the LP. He added that 70 senators had signed to support the Akpabio/Barau ticket.

Therefore, in his reaction during an interview with Saturday PUNCH, Osuntokun said APC Senators-elect had the LP support due to the unavailability of other parties contesting for the seat.

He said the senators would have taken a lot of things into consideration before they decided to support the leadership of the National Assembly if there were other choices.