{"id":189886,"date":"2022-05-22T19:10:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T18:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=189886"},"modified":"2022-05-22T19:30:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T18:30:44","slug":"2023-im-still-in-presidential-race-says-lawan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/22\/2023-im-still-in-presidential-race-says-lawan\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: I\u2019m still in presidential race, says Lawan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says he is still in the presidential race, dismissing claims that he has withdrawn to pursue another term in the senate.<\/p>\n<p>Lawan said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by the spokesperson for Ahmad Lawan Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr Iyke Ekeoma.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged his supporters not to entertain fear, saying he was working tirelessly to emerge as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/17\/i-dont-mind-sweeping-aso-rock-if-lawan-becomes-president-orji-kalu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate President<\/a> described as mischief, report that he has withdrawn from the race.<\/p>\n<p>Lawan said that those who planted the report were jittery of his political popularity, regional acceptance and dominance in political space, hence they cooked the fake report to create confusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians should ignore the sponsored lies by some aspirants to distract the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan from his quest to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in the next presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContrary to fabrications against the nationally accepted presidential ambition of Lawan, we restate for the pleasure of progressive Nigerians that the falsehood trending currently in social media that Lawan has dropped his ambition to run for another term in Yobe East Senatorial zone is false.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is understandable that Lawan\u2019s entrance into the presidential race to compete against 25 other aspirants has become the major discussion as his entrance has changed the political dynamics of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe withdrawal reports are mere handiwork of politicians who are intimidated by the experience of the Senate President and his massive gains in the last few days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThe ambition to become the president of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari is alive and Nigerians should be rest assured that he is in the race to win and not just to answer aspirant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll supporters of Lawan should not entertain fear as he is working tirelessly to emerge as the candidate of the APC.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says he is still in the presidential race, dismissing claims that he has withdrawn to pursue another term in the senate. Lawan said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by the spokesperson for Ahmad Lawan Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr Iyke Ekeoma. 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