{"id":122851,"date":"2025-10-09T01:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T00:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122851"},"modified":"2025-10-09T01:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T00:53:24","slug":"senate-regains-full-membership-as-akpabio-sworn-in-new-senators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/senate-regains-full-membership-as-akpabio-sworn-in-new-senators\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Regains Full Membership As Akpabio Sworn-in New Senators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The swearing-in of Joseph Ikpea and Emmanuel Nwachukwu representing Edo Central and Anambra South Senatorial Districts respectively on Wednesday has made the Senate regain its full Membership of 109 senators.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both senators took their oaths of office and allegiance on Wednesday during a plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, with the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, administering the oaths.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senator Ikpea was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while Senator Nwachukwu emerged under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Their elections came after September\u2019s by-elections held to fill the vacancies left by Senator Monday Okpebholo, now the governor of Edo State and the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who died in July 2024.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his address, Senate President Akpabio congratulated the new members, describing their election as a \u201ccall to service.\u201d He urged them to familiarize themselves with the 1999 Constitution and the Senate Standing Orders (as amended in 2023) to effectively discharge their legislative duties.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cToday, you have been called to national duty. You are no longer senators of your political parties; you are senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,\u201d Akpabio declared.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further assured them of the Senate\u2019s collective support as they settled into their new roles. \u201cYour colleagues who have been here will continue to assist you, so you will get used to the nuances of lawmaking,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among those in attendance at the ceremony were former Delta State Governor James Ibori, former Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, APGA National Chairman Sly Ezeokenwa, and several members of the House of Representatives from Edo and Anambra States.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The swearing-in of Joseph Ikpea and Emmanuel Nwachukwu representing Edo Central and Anambra South Senatorial Districts respectively on Wednesday has made the Senate regain its full Membership&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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