Goje to declare for Senate Presidency after passage of budget

Facts have emerged that Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje will declare his intention to contest for the Senate Presidency after the passage of the 2019 Budget.

A ranking Senator from the North stated this while responding to the calls by stakeholders in the North East geopolitical zone that Goje should formally declare for the number three seat as done by the two other contenders for the position.

The All Progressives Congress Senator explained that Goje is yet to declare his intention to contest  for the Senate Presidency because of his commitment to the quick passage of the 2019 Budget, which is before his committee.

Already,  Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe), and his predecessor, Senator Ali Ndume ((APC, Borno), have since declared their intention for the race.

It could be recalled that  North East stakeholders, including the North East Consultative Forum and five other groups in the geopolitical zone, last week endorsed  Goje and demanded his immediate declaration for the position.

Like the North Wast stakeholders, the ranking Senator said other groups from across the country are mounting pressure on the former governor of Gombe State to contest for the Presidency of the Red Chamber.

He said Goje, who chairs the Senate Committee on Appropriations, is of the believe that the passage of the budget should be paramount to all in view of its importance to the smooth running of the country.

The Senators said: “His priority is to get the budget passed for the prompt assent of Mr. President.

“As a committed loyalist of the President and APC, he doesn’t want anything that would delay the passage of the budget.

“He is of the view and conviction that the success of the President is his and that of all Nigerians.

“This was why he worked tirelessly and religiously to ensure the victory of the President, the governorship candidate and all others who vied on the platform of APC in Gombe State.”