Senator Ali Ndume
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday held a secret meeting with Sen. Ali Ndume at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The senator arrived the villa at about 3.20 p.m, and went straight to the vice-president’s office for the meeting whose agenda was unknown to State House correspondents.
The meeting was to deliberate on socio-political issues including the forthcoming election of new leadership for the ninth National Assembly.
The National leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had enjoined all APC members-elect of the National Assembly to support its decision to elect Sen. Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of the Federal House Representatives respectively.
But Ndume had insisted to contest for the seat of senate president.
Ndume’s action has generated heat within the party. NAN
Shortly after the meeting, he still refused to disclose details of the meeting but when asked if he would step down, he reportedly retorted, “Me”?. He said he was still holding consultations and rejected suggestions that he was been egged on by Senators of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP with 43 members. Apart from Ndume, who hails from Borno State, another Senator from the North-east zone to which the ruling All Progressives Congress has zoned the Senate Presidency, are party favourite, Senator Ahmed Lawan from Yobe State and another contestant, Senator Danjuma Goje, form Gombe state
