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Olusola Fabiyi and Sunday Aborisade
An associate of Senator Ali Ndume , who is also a serving senator from the North -East geopolitical zone, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will not interfere in the ninth National Assembly elections .
The senator, who spoke with one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity on Thursday in Abuja , also denied news making the rounds that President Buhari planned to meet Ndume and Senator Danjuma Goje on the issue .
He said , “President Muhammadu Buhari has told everyone that he is for everybody . I trust him, he will not interfere in the ninth National Assembly leadership elections .
“The Presidency had issued two different statements since the leadership tussle for the presiding officers positions started .
“On each occasion , President Buhari reiterated his position not to interfere with the National Assembly leadership issues , so nobody should drag him into it.
“The President encouraged Senator Ndume when he told him about his ambition to contest the senate presidency . How do you think the same President Buhari will ask the senator to step down for someone else ?
“The Presidency will accept any member of the APC that emerges as the National Assembly presiding officer .
“The President did not tell Senator Ndume anything before he travelled to the United Kingdom and he had no intention of discouraging him over his ambition . “
A presidency source also confirmed that President Buhari had remained unyielding to the subtle pressure to get him to endorse a particular candidate for the Senate presidency and speakership .
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