BREAKING: Opeyemi Bamidele Emerges Senate Leader

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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, named Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central as the Senate Leader for the 10th National Assembly.

Akpabio,who read an official communication from the majority caucus of the red chamber said it was a concensus and unanimous position of the All Progressives Congress members in the red chamber.

The Senate President also announced Senator Dave Umahi ( Ebonyi South) as the Deputy Majority Leader; Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) as Chief Whip; and Senator Lola Ashiru (Kwara South) as the Deputy Whip.

The Senate immediately dissolved into a closed session 

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