Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio has officially revealed the names of the minority leadership for the tenth Senate.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that notably among them is the People’s Democratic Party politician representing Plateau North, Simon Mwadkwon, who will lead the minority caucus in the Senate as the minority leader.
Akpabio while announcing the leaders said, “he minority caucus of the senate is made up of about seven political parties and have come up with their leadership so I will proceed to announce [the names],” Akpabio said.
“Senator Simon Mwadkwon, minority leader, Oyewumi Olalere, deputy minority leader, senator Darlington Nwokocha, minority whip, and senator Rufai Anga, deputy minority whip.”
Minority Leadership Of 10th Senate as Announced:
Simon Mwadkon
Senate Minority Leader
Oyewumi Olalere
Senate Deputy Minority
Leader
Darlington Nwokocha
Senate Minority Whip
Rufai Hanga
Senate Deputy Minority Whip
Madkon beat off competition from Aminu Tambuwal, senator representing Sokoto south, to become minority leader of the upper legislative chamber.