9th Assembly: Senate President Ahmed Lawan names principal officers
- The Principal Officers Aare expected to assign senators to committees based on interest earlier shown by them.
- Lawan reads names nominated by APC and PDP.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has announced the list of principal officers sent to him by the leadership of the All Progressives Party (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Lawan who named the principal officer at the resumption of plenary announced Senator Abdullahi Yahaya as Senate Leader and Ajayi Boroffice as his deputy.
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Phillip Aduda were named as Minority Leader and Minority Whip respectively.
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Senator Emmanuel Bwacha was named as the Deputy Leader and Senator Shabi Yau as the Deputy Whip.
The senators, who would form the Body of Principal Officers also known as Selection Committee are expected to assign senators to committees based on interest earlier shown by them.
In their separate acceptance speeches, Yahaya and Abaribe promised to discharge their duties effectively.
The Senate President later presided over the swearing in of the appointed principal officers.
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa who was declared by the Supreme Court as the authentic winner of the APC primary election is representing Niger East Senatorial District.
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Senator Abdullahi Yahaya is representing Kebbi North senatorial district.
Eyyinnay Abaribe is from Abia-South Senatorial District while Phillip Aduda is from the FCE senatorial district.
Emmanuel Bwacha is from Taraba South constituency while Shabi Yau is from Zamfara North district.
Distinguished President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan this morning presided over the swearing in of Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, representing Niger East Senatorial District who was declared by the Supreme Court as the authentic winner of the APC primary for the Senatiral District pic.twitter.com/RtzGkumkMR
— President Of The Senate (@SPNigeria) July 2, 2019
VIDEO: President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Ahmad Lawan at the commencement of plenary today pic.twitter.com/5ST4q70YyO
— President Of The Senate (@SPNigeria) July 2, 2019
Distinguished Senator Ahmad Lawan presiding over the legislative business of Tuesday, 2nd July, 2019, the first legislative day after the Senators went on recess more than two weeks ago pic.twitter.com/hkACogvwa2
— President Of The Senate (@SPNigeria) July 2, 2019