Even though the Senate is regarded as the saucer that cools the tea, the campaign that led to the emergence of the presiding officers of the 10th Assembly was
Sani Musa on the other hand, accepted the zoning arrangements but because of the yearnings of the people of his region , he insisted on getting the office of the deputy senate president.
Hence, Akpabio is now the senate president and the chairman of the National Assembly after a total of 109 senators voted with Akpabio polling 63 while Yari got 46 votes, making Akpabio to defeat him with 17 votes. He has become the 15th senate president of Nigeria. Ali Ndume had nominated Senator Godswill Akpabio and the nomination was seconded by Sen Solomon Adeola.
But the clerk to the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal overruled Monguno stating that the rule says that a former member of the House of Representatives can aspire to be senate president. Thereafter, he declared the nominations closed. “17 people decided the election. We will ensure that the Nigerian people get the dividend of democracy. We will ensure that Nigerians are not cheated.
“We have refused to be intimidated. We know that we are in the minority. It was the position of the minority caucus that we should support Yari but many of our members also voted for Akpabio. That is the beauty of the National Assembly. “Well, it’s an exciting day. We look forward to working with our colleagues and the president to ensure that the dividend of democracy reaches the common man.
“It was a challenging day but we overcame it. Democracy in Nigeria has improved and freedom of choice has also been seen in display.
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