From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The Senate on Tuesday attained its full constitutional strength of 109 members following the swearing-in of four newly elected senators by Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
The lawmakers emerged victorious in the bye-elections conducted on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill vacant seats in four senatorial districts across the country.
The new senators are Olaka Nwogu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a former House of Representatives member representing Rivers South East; Envulu Anza of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Nasarawa North; Ikeje Asogwu of the APC, representing Enugu North; and...
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Senate fills up all seats as Akpabio swears in Nwogu, Asogwu, 2 others
Source: Sun News Online
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