A major crack may have emerged in the bid of the Northeast geopolitical zone to secure the Senate President seat in soon to be inaugurated 8th National Assembly.

At least 12 Senators from the zone on Friday disowned Senator Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North), believed to be one of the front runners in the race for the Senate’s top job.

Leader of the Northeast All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators’ Caucus, Senator Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central) who briefed reporters in Abuja, insisted that the group  has not pick any candidate for the position yet since it has not been formally zoned to area by the national leadership of the party.

Members of the Caucus present at the press conference are – Goje, Isa Ahmed Gusau (Bauchi Central), Ali Ndume (Borno South), Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Yobe Central) and Abdulaziz Murtala Nyako (Adamawa Central).

Others are – Senators-elect Binta Garba Marshi (Adamawa North), Ahmed Abubakar (Adamawa South), Usman Bayero Nafada (Gombe North), Abubakar Jare (Borno North) and Suleiman Nazif (Bauchi North).

Senator Ahmad Zannah (Borno Central) was said to be indisposed.

Goje, who spoke on behalf of the Caucus, said no zone will be allowed to impose any candidate on them.

According to him, the Caucus is still pleading with the leadership of the APC to officially zone the position to the zone in view of their “peculiar circumstances.”

The former Governor of Gombe State explained that whoever emerges as consensus candidate after the position has been zoned to the area will be decided by lawmakers from the zone.

It could be recalled that the Northwest Senate caucus of the APC had on Thursday reportedly endorsed the candidature of Senator Lawan for the position of Senate President.

The Northwest boasts of 21 Senators out of the 109-member Senate.

Of the 21 Senators from the zone, 17 were said to have expressly adopted Lawan for the number one seat in the Senate.