Akpabio May Emerge Senate Minority Leader

Strong indications emerged on Friday that a former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, may emerge as the Senate Minority Leader when the upper chamber resumes on July 21.

 Akpabio is a first time senator.

A senator, who disclosed the development to Punch correspondent in Abuja, said Akpabio started making the move immediately after the announcement of the Peoples Democratic Party’s zoning arrangement this week.

According to him, two ranking senators, James Manager (Delta State) and Thompson Sekibo (Rivers State) had expressed their intention to contest and had emerged as possible contenders.

Manager is a fourth time member of the red chamber, while Sekibo is on his third term.

Close watchers of developments in the senate had believed that Manager would automatically become the minority leader following the decision of former Senate President, David Mark, to decline interest in the position.

However, Akpabio showed interest in the race last week and was said to have contacted the incumbent Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to prevail on the 17 senators of the South-South to support him.

Punch reportage.

Hmmmm...Akpabio,the only governor that made it to the senate without hitches.please correct me if i am wrong.

Hmmmmmm