2027: No vacancy in senate presidency, senators declare

By Henry Umoru, Abuja
Ahead of January 16, 2027, National Assembly elections and nine months to the inauguration of presiding officers for the incoming 11th Senate, the Senate has declared that there is no vacancy in the office of the Senate President.
With this development, strong indications have emerged that the doors may have been closed for those who intend to contest for the presiding offices of the President of the Senate and that of the Deputy President of the Senate, as serving senators vowed to return Godswill Akpabio and Barau Jibrin as President and Deputy President of the Senate unopposed.
The senators, also through voice vote affirmation, have resolved to return any of...