Akpabio Defeats Yari, Elected Senate President.
Senator Godswill Akpabio has been elected the President of the 10th National Assembly.
He trounced Senator Abdulβaziz Yari to emerge the new Senate President on Tuesday.
The former Akwa Ibom governor was returned elected as President of the 10th Senate after scoring 63 votes defeating Senator Yari who scored 46 votes.
Senator Akpabio was subsequently sworn in as the President of the Senate for the 10th National Assembly, succeeding Senator Ahmad Lawan, who is also a member of the 10th Senate.
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