Now that the National Assembly seats have been won and lost, there is frantic politicking across the geo-political zones, as Senator-elects scramble for principal offices in the 9th Assembly. ICYMI Nigeria
Now that the National Assembly seats have been won and lost, there is frantic politicking across the geo-political zones, as Senator-elects scramble for principal offices in the 9th Assembly.
Presently, there are 106 seats declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission , with 64 for APC and 41 for the Peoples Democratic Party , while the Young Progressive Party has a seat. The result of three seats —Plateau, Taraba and Imo States are yet to be announced. He was conferred with Officer of the Order of the Niger in 2004 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He also won the Golden Merit Award in Space Science from the World Federation of Science Journalists in March 2011. He was the chairman of Senate Committee on Science and Technology.
Even during the last Presidential and National Assembly poll, in which APC performed woefully in least expected places, he won all the polls in his domain for APC candidates. The Ondo State governorship election is another factor that may make Tinubu finally settle for Boroffice to enable him manoeuvre a replacement from the Southern district without grudges of the incumbent governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who was reportedly queried for anti-party activities.
With the new conflict of interests that may draw a political battle line between the two Senators, Tinubu is hinging her suitability for the job on the much-agitated inclusiveness for women and the 35 Percent Affirmative Action campaign. Others were Ayoola Agboola , Deputy Chief Whip: 2011-2015; Senator Ganiyu Solomon State Deputy Minority Leader: 2011-2015 and Senator Sola Adeyeye the Chief Whip : 2015-2019.
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