The Senator representing Kebbi
South Senatorial district, Abdullahi Yahaya has emerged as the 9th Senate
Leader, thereby putting to rest insinuations that Senator Abdullahi Adamu
representing Nasarawa North might clinch the position.
In a letter addressed to the
Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan which was read during plenary after a
two-week recess on Tuesday, APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole’s said the
choice of selection of the rest of principal officers was as a result of
extensive consultation with the leadership of the ruling All Progressives
Congress.
“I wish to bring to your notice,
list of principal officers of the 9th Senate which were agreed by consensus,”
he said.
“After extensive consultation by
the leadership of the party, I wish to bring to your notice list of the rest of
principal officers.”
There are:
1. Senate leader, Senator
Abdullahi Yahaya
2. Deputy Senate leader, Senator
Boroffice Robert Ajayi
3. Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor
Kalu
4. Deputy Chief Whip, Senator
Abdullahi Sabi
In the same vein, the opposition
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a letter written by its national chairman,
Mr. Uche Secondus picked Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe as Minority leader of the
Senate.
Others are:
Deputy Senate Minority leader,
Senator Emmanuel Bwacha
Senate Minority Whip, Senator
Philip Aduda and Deputy Senate Minority Whip, Senator Sahabi Yau.
The Majority Leader and his
Minority counterpart consequently addressed the Senate plenary, while they
expressed their readiness to work for the success of the 9th Senate.
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