Senator Bukola Saraki (APC-Kwara Central) has been elected unopposed as
President of 8th Senate by 57 of 108 senators, with 51 senators,
including Senator Ahmed Lawan, absent.
The other senators were at the International Conference Centre, holding a
meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, to resolve the National
Assembly leadership crisis, at the time Saraki was declared President.
APC leadership held a mock election on Saturday to determine which of
the aspirants would represent the party to fill the Senate President’s
seat.
The former Kwara State governor boycotted the ‘primary’ while he also
shunned a meeting convened by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the one
convened by Buhari on Tuesday(today).
Senator Ike Ikweremadu (Enugu West) emerged as the Deputy President by beating Senator Ali Ndume(Borno) 54-20 votes.
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