Former Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio Emerges Senate President [Video]

Former Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio has emerged as Senate President.

Newsone reports that a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, was elected as the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly.

This online news platform understands that Akpabio, who is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was paired with the senator representing Kano South, Jibrin Barau.

The voting in the election of a new Senate President had commenced with Akpabio and former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator-elect Abdulazeez Yari, going toe to toe.

Newsone Nigeria reports that after a quick recess, Sani Tambuwal, the Clerk of the National Assembly, declared Akpabio as the Senate President having garnered 63 votes leaving his rival with 46 votes. Against the announced time of 10 a.m., the election started before 9 a.m.

After the Clerk of the National Assembly called for nominations, the senator-elect for Borno South, Ali Ndume, nominated Godswill Akpabio, senator-elect for Akwa Ibom North-East, as President of the Senate. Akpabio accepted the nomination; while Elisha Abbo, senator-elect for Adamawa North, nominated Abdulaziz Yari, senator-elect for Zamfara West.

The Nigerian senators protested that Yari was not allowed to stand for the position as a first-time senator. After the lawmakers cast their votes in alphabetical order, two representatives of each team came to count their votes.

Senators Adeola Solomon and Ndume came out to represent Senator Akpabio, while Abbo and the senator-elect representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, represented Senator Yari.

Moment Godswill Akpabio emerged as the Senate President…

The moment former Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio was announced as the Senate -president pic.twitter.com/D1H3WL1rmc

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