SIFAX

Breaking: Akpabio wins Senate Presidency

Godswill Akpabio

Sen. Godswill Akpabio

Senator Godswill Akpabio is the new Senate President, succeeding Ahmad Lawan.

He was declared the winner of the election into the Senate Presidency on Tuesday, beating his rival, former Governor Abdulaziz Yari.

Sorting of votes was still going on, when it was clear he had won majority of the votes of his colleagues.

Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom was the nominee of the ruling All Progressives Congress to lead the 10th National Assembly.

His deputy is Senator Barau from Kano state.

ACCESS BANK

About Daily Record

Check Also

EFCC Arraigns Two FSDH Merchant Bank Ltd Officials For Allegedly Stealing ₦527 Million Via SWIFT Transfers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two top officials of FSDH Merchant …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *