By James Moses (9News Nigeria – Jos)
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has maintain its majority status in the Red Chamber, as the President of the apex Legislative Assembly, Godswill Akpabio, yesterday swore in three new Senators.
The three Senators had emerged victorious a fortnight ago in the by-elections that took place within their respective Senatorial Districts.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had on Saturday February 3 conducted a by-elections following the resignation and nullification of elections of some lawmakers and subsequent vacancies declared by the presiding officers of the National Assembly and the State House of Assembly.
The new Senators replaced Simon Nwadkwon, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), David Umahi, All Progressives Congress, (APC) and Ibrahim Geidam, All Progressives Congress, (APC).
Both Umahi and Geidam resigned from the Senate following the appointments as Ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu., but Simon Nwadkwon election was nullified by the Court of Appeal, which ordered a rerurn.
The new Senators, representing various political parties and districts, include Prince Pam Dachuwang Nwadkwon (Action Democratic Party -ADP, Plateau North, Professor Anthony Ani (Alll Progressives Congress -APC, Ebonyi South, and Mustapha Musa (All Progressives Congress- APC, Yobe East).
With the swearing in of the three new Senators, the number of lawmakers in the Senate and their political parties are as follows: APC -59, PDP -37, LP -7, NNPP – 2, APGA -1 and ADP-1.
The clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akabueze, led the new Senators to take their oaths of office and oath of allegiance, under the supervision of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
-9News Nigeria.
