When on Sunday, a group of All Progressives Congress (APC) senators and senators-elect, under the umbrella of Stability Group, led by Senator Godswill Akpabio, met in Lagos with Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, it was with subdued optimism that the former Akwa Ibom State governor read out his credentials to restate his eligibility for the post of senate president.
During the meeting he declared that 86 senators would back his bid, but only a handful were with him on the occasion. A few days ago, he had been more optimistic. Proceeding his speech, when he was first officially anointed for the role by the party’s leadership in Abuja a fortnight ago, with Insha Allah, Akpabio had declared that his choice was God’s plan for the country. However, with spirited opposition mounted by his colleagues, the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs must have realized that becoming senate president won’t come easy.
