Akpabio Presides Over Senate Executive Session For The 1st Time As Senator Oyewunmi Gets Off To Good Start

President of the Senate,  Senator Godswill Akpabio,  presided over  an executive session  on Wednesday, and he had done that for the first time since his emergence as head of the tenth senate.

The former Akwa Ibom state governor had on Tuesday gotten elected as Senate President during the inaugural session of the tenth senate at the National Assembly, Abuja.

He had gotten  63 votes  while his co-contestant, Alhaji Abdulaziz  Yari, a former governor of Zamfara state, had 46 votes.

 Team@orientactualmags.com  learned the new Senate President  has made pictures taken during this memorable moments available on Facebook.

‘After our inauguration yesterday, where my colleagues elected me as the President of the 10th Senate, I presided over the first Executive Session of the 10th Senate today.

I thank my colleagues for this confidence and trust in my ability to steer the ship of the Senate. Elections are over. It is time for governance’ he also wrote.

In another development, Senator Lere Oyewunmi of Osun West, has gotten off to a good start.

The former Local Government chairman and National Population Commission’s commissioner, has gotten the opportunity to speak on the floor of the senate that came into existence barely 48 hours ago.

The Deputy Senate President had moved a motion for adjournment of the senate, and this was seconded by Senator Lere Oyewunmi , a member of the PDP.

 The  Senate had during the executive session  on Wednesday noted that  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would be officially informed of  Godswill Akpabio’s emergence as Senate President and  Jibrin Barau as Deputy Senate President.

While nothing was said about the appointment of the Senate leader and  other principal officers of the senate,   the Senate  however took a decision    to send letters to Speaker  Tajudeen Abbas of the House of Representatives, and  his Deputy  on their election victory.

The Senate which had since adjourned until July 4, has also set up a committee to look into the welfare of members.  The committee is headed by Senator Isa Jibrin of  Kogi East -Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you