Breaking: Akpabio swears in Ikpea, Nwachukwu as new senators

By Henry Umoru

The Senate, connected Wednesday, swore successful 2 caller senators: Joseph Ikpea, APC, for Edo Central, and Emmanuel Nwachukwu, APGA, arsenic Senator for Anambra South.

The swearing-in of Ikpea and Nwachukwu followed the bye-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to capable the vacant seats successful the 2 Senatorial Districts.

Recall that INEC had declared the Edo Central Senatorial spot vacant pursuing the predetermination of the erstwhile occupier, Senator Monday Okpebholo, who is present the Governor of the state, and this led to the emergence of Ikpea to regenerate him.

On the different hand, the decease of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented Anambra South successful the Senate, necessitated the behaviour of a by-election, which was contested by 12 governmental parties connected August 16.

With this development, APC Senators volition  now beryllium 71,  PDP 28, Labour Party, LP, 5, NNPP 1, SDP 2 and APGA 2, full 109.

The oath of bureau and allegiance was administered connected Thursday by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, to Ikpea and Nwachukwu during plenary.

In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who congratulated them, said that the Senate is simply a household of the astir elite nine successful the world, conscionable arsenic helium welcomed them to the club.

Lawan urged the caller Senators to stay focused and bash those things that volition marque the state great, saying that they are Senators of  the Federal Republic of Nigeria and nary longer carrying the sanction of their parties.

Akpabio urged them to survey the 1999 Constitution and the Senate Standing Orders arsenic amended successful 2023 properly.

Present astatine the hallowed Chamber to witnesser the swearing-in ceremonial were erstwhile Governor of Delta State,  Chief James Ibori; erstwhile Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip  Shuaibu; Lee Ikpea, Samson Osagie, among others.

The President of the Senate, who thanked them for coming, besides said, “Including the women truthful that they volition not accidental that I bash not similar women.”

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