As politicians in Nigeria gear up their campaigns for various political offices and those in power try to secure their positions, an investigative report carried out by the New Telegraph online has revealed that at least 60 out of the 109 serving senators that may not return to the National Assembly after the 2015 general elections.
According to the report published on Monday, 17 November, 2014, the the 60 non-returning senators comprise those that are not returning because they are seeking the governorship tickets of their parties, those ruled out by the power permutation in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where outgoing governors are seeking to replace the incumbents in 2015 and those who due to the zoning policy of their senatorial districts, have been zoned out of the contest.
The report informed that 40 of the senators, belonging to the PDP, would not return, except the presidency convinced the governors of their states to rethink their opposition to the re-election of the senators.
Also, it was stated that 24 of the senators, from across party divide, have opted out of the 2015 senatorial race for the governorship seats in their respective states, while 10 senators may lose their seats as their governors are bent on unseating them.
The report revealed that even in the Senate leadership, only Senator David Mark and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, are sure of returning to the Red Chamber.
Read details on New Telegraph.
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