Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, was chosen to serve as Senate President during the 10th Senate’s inauguration on Tuesday morning.
The 109 Senators had gathered to elect key officers for the National Assembly’s upper legislative chambers.
The two candidates for the position of number three citizen were Senator Godswill Akpabio, an APC legislator from Akwa Ibom North West, and Senator Abdulaziz Yari, an APC legislator from Zamfara North West.