Melaye Blames APC Senators For Loss Of Deputy Senate Presidency
"Those that made APC to lose the Deputy Senate Presidency yesterday were those who stayed away from the chamber.
"If they had come, we would have won, we stood by our party, we nominated Sen. Ali Ndume, and the man who seconded the motion is a Senator from Kwara.
According to him, 20 APC members are in the chamber as at the time of the election and we all vote for Ndume.
He said that the APC was neither divided nor polarised.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC candidate, Sen. Ali Ndume, polled 20 votes, while the PDP candidate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, polled 54 votes to emerge winner.
The PDP has 49 senators and APC, 58. (NAN)
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