President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s preferred candidate have emerged as principal officers of the 10th Senate on Tuesday.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the principal officers of the 10th Senate, whom he stressed emerged as consensus candidates.
According to him the new officers are Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti State (Senate Leader), Senator Dave Umahi from Ebonyi State (Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume from Borno State a(Chief Whip), and Senator Lola Ashiru from Kwara State as Deputy Chief Whip.
Akpabio also announced the names of minority principal officers as Senator Simon Davou (Plateau North – PDP, Minority Leader), Oyewunmi Olarere (Osun West – PDP, Deputy Minority Leader), Darlington Nwokeocha (Abia Central – LP, Minority Whip), Rufai Hanga (Kano Central – NNPP, Deputy Minority Whip).
In another development, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, revealed the new principal officers of the 10th House of Representatives.
They include Julius Ihonvbere (APC – Edo, House Majority Leader), Halims Abdullahi (APC – Kogi, Deputy Majority Leader), Bello Kumo (APC – Gombe, Chief Whip), Adewunmi Onanuga (APC – Ogun, Deputy Chief Whip).
Abbas also read a letter from the Minority Caucus which detailed the names of the principal officers.
The letter named Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Minority Leader), Aliya Madaki (NNPP, Deputy Minority Leader), Ali Isah (PDP, Minority CBN Whip), and George Ebizimawo (Labour Party), Deputy Minority Whip).
