Oshiomhole said this during the post inauguration/thank you party hosted in his honour by friends and well-wishers at his country home, Iyamho, Etsako, Edo, on Saturday.
Oshiomhole said that many governors lost their in their bids to become senator, adding that it would have been a shame to him if he also lost.
He thanked the people of Edo North for voting for him as a senator, after leaving office as governor.