It was learnt that of at least 10 outgoing governors who indicated an interest in shifting to the Senate only two governors, Abubakar Bello of Niger State, and Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State were successful at the last weekend’s National Assembly election.
The senatorial bid of the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is still hanging after his election to represent the Sokoto South Senatorial District was declared inconclusive.
Those who failed in their bid for the Senate were Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Simon Lalong (Plateau) and Ben Ayade (Cross River).
Bagudu (APC) was defeated in his bid to return to the Senate to represent Kebbi Central by the first Fourth Republic governor of the state, Senator Adamu Aliero on the platform of the PDP, while Lalong (APC) was defeated in his bid to represent Plateau South by AVM Napoleon Bali (retd.) of the PDP.
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Tambuwal, the director-general of the PDP presidential campaign, was leading Senator Ibrahim Danbaba Dambuwa of APC in the Sokoto South senatorial election with 2,050 votes before it was declared inconclusive.
Besides, the outgoing deputy governor of Sokoto State Manir Muhammad Dan’iya was defeated in his bid for the Sokoto North Senatorial District seat by the incumbent and immediate past governor of the state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko and APC’s leader in the state is so far leading in the Sokoto North senatorial election with 11,732 votes.
