Senator Bukola Saraki has been elected the President of Nigeria’s 8th Senate.
The
All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator was elected unopposed with 57
lawmakers present voting for Saraki, while 51 were absent.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu has also been elected as the Deputy Senate President defeating Senator Ali Ndume.
There
has been a seeming crack in the All Progressives Congress (APC) after
some lawmakers walked out during the party’s mock election to elect its
candidates for the leadership of the two chambers of the National
Assembly at the weekend.
The June 6 straw poll produced Mr Femi
Gbajabiamila as the APC candidate for the House of Reps Speaker, while
Ahmed Lawan emerged as candidate for Senate President.
The
lawmakers supporting Senator Bukola Saraki for Senate Presidency and
those supporting Mr Yakubu Dogara for the position of House of Reps
Speaker, boycotted the elections.
The inauguration of the 8th National Assembly held in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
Credit: Channels
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