The senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has refuted speculations linking him with a possible bid for the position of Senate President.
The former Edo State governor said it would be premature for him to discuss ambitions for the Senate’s top seat when his current mandate is yet to be renewed by the electorate.
Oshiomhole made the remarks on Wednesday during an appearance on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television.
“When? Have I been elected yet? My parents told me that you don’t pray for a child to have a baby boy until he first gets married,” he said.
The lawmaker explained that his present tenure would expire at the end of the current legislative session in June, adding that his immediate concern is securing another term in office.
“So my current tenure will end at the end of this session, on June 12 or 13. Now I have applied for renewal, and I can’t take the people of Edo North for granted. I pray that they renew that mandate for me. So, to take that for granted is to take the democratic process for granted.
“Right now, I have applied, and if you ask me, ‘Do you want to be a senator again?’ I will say yes. What is the evidence? I have applied and have been screened.
“On Monday, I will be going for primaries. If I win, I will face the election on January 15. Only people who do not have the fear of God, who do not understand that we are not who we are by reason of our strength, begin to postulate what they want to be.
“I think we should take it step by step, and right now my current mandate is about to expire, and I’m working hard to get a renewal of that mandate. I will not join in playing God.”
