Fourteen former governors and three former ministers on Tuesday took their seats in the 10th Senate.........
Over the years, the National Assembly has become what many describe as a retirement home for former governors.
Some of the then-serving and former governors who failed to win the general elections include Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi , Samuel Ortom , Okezie Ikpeazu , and Simon Lalong . He once served as the National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress from 1999 to 2007. The position shot him into national prominence.
Mr Alimikhena had defected to the PDP where he picked his ticket for the senate election after losing the APC ticket to Mr Oshiomhole. The younger brother, Austin, had stepped down from the race under the APC ticket, apparently to pave the way for the former governor to have an opportunity to pick the party’s ticket, which he did in a rescheduled primary of the party.
The former governor was elected a fresh senator for Sokoto South on the platform of the PDP, defeating Ibrahim Danbaba, the incumbent who had defected from the PDP to the APC. He had defeated the incumbent senator for the district, Aliyu Abdullahi, in the APC primary. Mr Abdullahi who was serving his second term in the Senate, failed to win the ticket of the party for the third term. He came a distant second to Mr Bello in the primary of the party.Mr Danwkambo was a two-term governor of Gombe State from 2011 to 2019 under the platform of the PDP.
Thus, all the victories recorded by the APC in the 2019 general elections were ceded to the PDP which came second, based on the Supreme Court ruling.Political observers in the state believe his APC senate ticket for Zamfara West was part of the rapprochement deals from the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle, to make him remain in the party.Former Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz YariMr Daniel was a two-term governor of Ogun State. He served between 2003 and 2011 on the platform of the PDP.
Analysts say his securing the APC ticket suggested that the party’s power brokers still need his services. Mr Daniel is close to the incumbent governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun, who won a second term. Messrs Abiodun and Daniel come from the same district.Mr Wammako, a former two-term governor of Sokoto State, is the undisputed leader of the APC in the state. He served as the governor of the state between 2007 and 2015.
Among other former governors in the race for the Senate President’s seat, Mr Kalu has the longest-running corruption case. He had been charged, tried, jailed, and still faces the prospect of a fresh trial.filed money laundering charges against him within a month of his stepping down on 29 May 2007 from an office that clothed him with immunity from prosecution.
He was elected, the same year, and served as governor for two terms between 2011 and 2019- and thus earned the spectacular credit of being the longest-serving governor of the state – 10 years – to date.Popularly called the ‘contriman governor’, Seriake Dickson returned to the senate in 2023 as a second-timer. This was after serving two terms as governor of Bayelsa State on the platform of the PDP between 2012 and 2020.
He would later win the Senate seat of Akwa-Ibom North-West District under the party’s platform in 2015 when he left office as the governor of the oil-rich state. He would step down on the night of the presidential primary for the eventual winner and now President, Mr Tinubu. The former minister was summoned by members of the House of Representatives, in May 2020, over the misappropriation of over N40 billion.Mr Aljyu served as minister of state for information and communication during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, between 2011 and 2015.
Mr Madori was elected senator for Jigawa North-east District under the APC platform in 2023, defeating former deputy governor and senator, Ubali Shitu of the PDP. In 2014, during his time as minister, he supervised the infamous recruitment exercise that led to the death of at least 15 young Nigerians. The poorly planned exercise by the Nigeria Immigration Service caused the deaths of applicants across Nigeria. The applicants died in stampedes caused by the poor organisation of the recruitment tests in Abuja and other cities.
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