The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has announced Senator Godswill
Akpabio as the Minority Leader of the Senate.
Senator Saraki read a letter at plenary today, (Tuesday) submitted by the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Senate which listed the names
of the remaining principal officers in the Senate.
Senator Emmanuel Bwacha was named Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Philip
Aduda becomes Minority Whip and Senator Abiodun Olujimi is Deputy Minority
Whip.
However, Senator Kabiru Marafa raised a point of order alerting the Senate
that the nomination of Senator Godswill Akpabio violated the Senate rules
on ranking.
But the Senate President ruled Senator Marafa out of order, after the
Deputy Senate President explained that the constitution allows every
lawmaker, irrespective of ranking, to aspire for the seats of principal
officers.
Federal lawmakers afterwards passed a vote of confidence on the principal
officers of the Senate and warned the Police and security agents not to be
used by any person to blackmail Senators and their spouses.