The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly and leader of Akpabio campaign for senate presidency, Ali Ndume, said that money was a determining factor in the race for the senate presidency.
Ndume explained that he opted out of the race for two reasons-the fact that the President told him to consider withdrawing and secondly, the claim that he had no money to share around.
Appearing on Arise TV on Tuesday, the lawmaker, who contested for the Senate President in the ninth assembly and scored 28 votes, said he decided to throw his weight behind Godswill Akpabio this time round for reasons of stability, fairness and equity.
He said: “It’s unfortunate that everybody has now known that the Senate Presidency and leadership tussle is now a money thing rather than capacity, capability and other qualifications that are supposed to matter most.
“Truly I’m the one leading the campaign for Akpabio for reasons I’ve stated before. It is based on the need to have stability, equity and justice and fairness in the country considering the heightened tension arising from issues especially the zoning, religion and whatever.
“When the President spoke to me about stepping down and considering that I don’t have the money to go into this battle because money is playing more roles than qualifications, I obliged and decided to work for Akpabio.”
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