The
governing All Progressives Congress,APC, has nominated Senators Ahmed
Lawan from Yobe and George Akume from Benue State to run as the party’s
candidates for the office of Senate President and Deputy Senate
President respectively in Tuesday’s election at the National Assembly.
In
an election held at the International Conference Centre Abuja Saturday
night, Mr. Lawan scored 32 votes, while Akume got 31 to emerge as Deputy
Senate president.
Two votes were declared invalid.
The APC has 59 Senators in the 109- member Senate.
Announcing
the result, the returning officer of the election, Mala Buni, who is
the APC’s national secretary, said by the result, Messrs Lawan and Akume
are now the recognised candidates of the APC for the office of Senate
president and Deputy respectively.
Senators loyal to another candidate, Bukola Saraki, boycotted the election.
Credit: Sani Tukur/Premium Times
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