BREAKING NEWS: AKPABIO ELECTED SENATE PRESIDENT

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Godswill Akpabio, a senatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress, has been elected to lead the chamber.

Akpabio is representing the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial zone and also served as Minister for Niger Delta Affairs from 2019 to 2022.

He defeated former Governor of Zamfara state, Abdullaziz Yari.

Akpabio garnered highest number of votes out of the 109 votes cast.

The former Akwa Ibom governor was returned elected as President of the 10th Senate after scoring 63 votes defeating Senator Abdul’aziz Yari who scored 46 votes.

Earlier, voting commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria.

Voting begun at exactly 08:45am on Tuesday on a state by state basis, alphabetically.

Voting ended at exactly 09:15am.

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