Three Top PDP Senators Jostling for Minority Leader In 10th Senate

Three Top PDP Senators Jostling for Minority Leader In 10th Senate

POLITICS DIGEST – As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) concluded the supplementary elections on Saturday, April 15 nationwide, attention will now shift to the National Assembly.

Ranking senators-elect from the ruling party are already jostling for positions in the 10th National Assembly.

The same can be said about their counterparts from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

But among the PDP senators-elect who will vie for the position of minority leader in the 10th Senate, only three stands out. They include:

Seriake Dickson

The former governor of Bayelsa state is a ranking senator returning for a second term. Before he emerged as the chief executive of the south-south state, Dickson was a member of the House of Representatives.

He is currently one of the most senior members of the parliament from the opposition party. He is expected to vie for the position, given his experience in legislative duties.

Abdul Ahmed Ningi

He is a former deputy majority leader of the Nigerian Senate. The Bauchi-born senator is returning to the upper chamber after a stint between 2011 and 2015, where he represented the Bauchi Central senatorial district.

Before then, he served as the majority leader in the House of Representatives between 2003 to 2007. He was a member of the House of Reps from 1999 to 2007.

Articulate, intelligent, and experienced, Ningi is undoubtedly one of the front-runners for the minority leader position in the red chambers.

Abba Moro

The former interior minister is returning to the Senate for a second term. He represents Benue South senatorial district.

Given his closeness to the former Senate President and respected PDP chieftain, Senator David Mark, Moro is expected to leverage the relationship with his political godfather to push for the position.

He also has the requisite experience to lead his colleagues in the 10th Senate.