Sunday Aborisade, AbujaThe President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, announced the list of principal officers sent to him by the leadership of the All Progressives Party and the Peoples Democratic Party. Lawan, at the resumption of plenary, named Senator Abdullahi Yahaya as Senate Leader and Ajayi Boroffice as his deputy. Based on the list, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was named as Chief Whip and Senator Sabi Abdullahi as the deputySimilarly, the Senate President announced Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe as the Minority Leader and Phillip Aduda as Minority Whip. He also named Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the Deputy Leader and Senator Shabi Yau as the Deputy Whip. READ ALSO: Barea blunder: I’m not a robot, insists BalogunThe lawmakers would form the Body of Principal Officers also known as Selection Committee.

Source: Punch July 02, 2019 10:28 UTC