The principal offices currently in contention are Senate Leader, Deputy Senate Leader, Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip positions. The two presiding offices of the Senate, namely Senate President and Deputy Senate President, were zoned by the party to the North-East and South-South respectively, an action that later culminated in the emergence of Ahmed Lawan and Ovie Omo-Agege as the Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively. But an issue that became a bit contentious is the seat of the Senate Leader. APC Caucus in Senate meets over slots, candidatesMeanwhile, the APC Caucus in the Senate is said to have met and recommended candidates for the principal officers’ positions. “The appointment of principal officers has to be done before all these processes would be completed.

Source: Punch June 22, 2019 01:29 UTC