A former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio has been elected as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly.
Akpabio, who is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was paired with the senator representing Kano South, Jibrin Barau as his deputy.
After a quick recess, clerk of the national assembly, Sani Tambuwal, declared Akpabio as the senate president having pulled 63 votes leaving his rival with 46 votes with a pledge to work and perform his duties in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the lawmaker representing Zaria federal constituency, Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as the speaker of the house of representatives after pulling 353 votes.
Abbas, who was elected in an openly declared ballot system by members of the house, defeated fellow contenders – Ahmed Wase and Sani Jaji, who polled three votes each.
the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who has been a member of the house since 2011, was subsequently sworn in as the new speaker of the House of Representatives, succeeding Femi Gbajabiamila who is now the Chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu.