The senator-elect from Imo North Senatorial District, Engr. Patrick C. Ndubueze has joined the Senate Presidency race.
Ndubueze informed his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), through a letter to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
The southeast politician also copied all the 109 senators-elect, arguing that he is the best man for the job.
The Imo-born politician was first elected member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Okigwe Federal Constituency in Imo state in the botched Third Republic in 1992.
Part of the letter read:
“Having been persuaded of my track record as a ranking legislator, a politician of more than 35 years standing, and a personal character that had stood the test of time for integrity and commitment to the people, I, Engr. Patrick Ndubueze, being a ranking member of the National Assembly, do desire to offer myself to contest the office of the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly, firmly believing in my capacity to stand in the roles of the leadership required at this time.
“I trust that you will bless my aspiration as declared with your active support through appropriate counseling, advice, and networking, to ensure that this noble cause sees the light of the day!
“While I await your kind acceptance of my declaration of intention, please, accept the assurances of my esteemed regards.”
Ndubueze’s aspiration is expected to cause ripples within the APC further as the ruling party has been struggling to get members to back its preferred candidate, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
The entrant of the Imo senator-elect has further increased the contestants for the Senate Presidency to four.
The other two are a former governor of Abia state and the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu and a former governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari.