BREAKING: Akpabio wins senate president race

Akwa Ibom South-West Senator-elect, Godswill Akpabio, has defeated Zamfara West Senator-elect, Abdul’aziz Yari, in the 10th Senate President election on Tuesday morning.

Akpabio garnered highest number of votes out of the 109 votes cast.

He took the oath of office shortly after he was elected. 

Senator Barau Jibrin emerged the Deputy Senate President, he was elected unopposed.

The Clerk to the National Assembly Sani Tambuwal swore in at exactly 9: 45am.