Lost Tickets: Angry NASS Members Set For Showdown With Govs

National Assembly members, who failed to win their parties’ tickets for the 2023 elections, are set for a showdown with state governors and their aides.

Findings by our correspondents showed that in states such as Benue, Kebbi,  Zamfara, Delta, Ekiti and Ogun, governors or their loyalists defeated incumbent Senators and the House of Representatives members to clinch their parties’ tickets during last month’s primaries.

Many of the National Assembly members have defected to other parties, where they would contest against the governors or their aides, who won the parties’ primaries.

Those who are not contesting are believed to be poised to work against the election of those who denied them of tickets.

According to sources,  Rikiji is close to the state Governor, Bello Mattawale.  Ahmed defected to the PDP, where he was given the ticket to re-contest the seat.