The lawmakers-go with had earlier began balloting at the ground of the Nigerian Senate, in the construct-as much as the inauguration of the tenth country wide assembly.
Senator Ali Ndume nominated Senator Godswill Akpabi, after reading the biography of the previous Akwa Ibom governor. Akpabio’s nomination changed into seconded by using Senator Olamilekan Solomon Yayi from Ogun state. further, Senator Ishaku Abbo nominated Senator Abdul Aziz Yari as Senate President.
A former governor of Akwa Ibom nation, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the Senate President of the tenth assembly.Akpabio is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress.
The vote casting inside the election of a new Senate President had started with Akpabio and previous Governor of Zamfara country, Senator-go with Abdulazeez Yari, going toe to toe.
After a quick recess, Sani Tambuwal, the Clerk of the country wide meeting, declared Akpabio because the Senate President having garnered sixty three votes leaving his rival with 46 votes.
towards the introduced time of 10 a.m., the election commenced earlier than nine a.m.
After the Clerk of the countrywide meeting referred to as for nominations, the senator-pick for Borno South, Ali Ndume, nominated Godswill Akpabio, senator-pick for Akwa Ibom North-East, as President of the Senate. Akpabio typical the nomination; even as Elisha Abbo, senator-decide on for Adamawa North, nominated Abdulaziz Yari, senator-opt for for Zamfara West.
The senators protested that Yari was no longer allowed to face for the placement as a primary-time senator. After the lawmakers cast their votes in alphabetical order, representatives of every crew came to count number their votes.
Senators Adeola Solomon and Ndume got here out to symbolize Senator Akpabio, whilst Abbo and the senator-go with representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, represented Senator Yari
