President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that the leadership of the Upper Chamber is making efforts to ensure that some senators who lost their parties’ primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections are given another opportunity to return to the National Assembly.
Akpabio made the revelation on Tuesday during plenary following the Senate’s four-week recess, while addressing the outcome of the recently concluded party primaries across the country.
According to reports, about 40 serving senators from various political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), failed to secure their parties’ tickets for the next election cycle.
While congratulating lawmakers who emerged victorious in the primaries, Akpabio acknowledged the disappointment experienced by those who were unsuccessful, assuring them that efforts were underway to minimize political setbacks within the Senate.
“I felicitate, particularly those who have secured their mandates to represent their parties in the next election. I know that there will always be victories and disappointments, yet above every individual triumph stands a greater triumph, the triumph of democracy itself,” he said.
The Senate President noted that the leadership of the upper chamber was surprised by the number of incumbent lawmakers who lost their bids for re-election, adding that discussions were ongoing to find political solutions for some of those affected.
“And in this Senate, we have promised that we will have very few disappointments, and I do know that the Senate leader and the leadership of the Senate are working very hard towards that, so in advance, I will say congratulations to all of us across party lines,” Akpabio stated.