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After the National Assembly elections that took place on March 28, alongside the presidential election, there have been intrigues among some of the ranking senators over the leadership of the 8th Senate expected to start by the first week of June.
Some senators vying for the office of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President have embarked on secret consultations to canvass for support as the leadership of the current 7th Senate, headed by Senator David Mark, and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, expires at the end of the 7th Assembly.
With the result of the National Assembly elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has the majority of senators. The party, for now, has 60sSenators-elect, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which, in the 7th Senate has the majority will now be in the minority in the 8th Senate as it has 49 senators including Mark and Ekweremadu.
Already, there are insinuations that the battle for the Senate President may be between the former governors who are likely to engage in fierce maneuvering to grab it. But also it has to be mentioned that nothing stops the senators from the PDP, including the current occupant, Mark, from contesting for the post, everything will depend on how they play their game.
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Some senators vying for the office of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President have embarked on secret consultations to canvass for support as the leadership of the current 7th Senate, headed by Senator David Mark, and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, expires at the end of the 7th Assembly.
With the result of the National Assembly elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has the majority of senators. The party, for now, has 60sSenators-elect, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which, in the 7th Senate has the majority will now be in the minority in the 8th Senate as it has 49 senators including Mark and Ekweremadu.
Already, there are insinuations that the battle for the Senate President may be between the former governors who are likely to engage in fierce maneuvering to grab it. But also it has to be mentioned that nothing stops the senators from the PDP, including the current occupant, Mark, from contesting for the post, everything will depend on how they play their game.
click here to read more
#Vanguard
#Nigeria #Senate
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