The 9th Senate is currently holding its Veledictory session at the Upper Legislative chamber.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu are among those in attendance. Among the various proceedings, the senators are to receive their “certificates of legislative service” during the farewell session.
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The notable recipients of these certificates were Shettima, the wife of Tinubu, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, and Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege.
The certificates to the senators will be given by Chinedu Akubueze, the clerk of the senate.
Shettima represents the Borno central constituency, while Oluremi represents the Lagos central constituency.
Originally scheduled for Thursday, the valedictory session was postponed to Saturday due to a crucial meeting between the president and the incoming members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the national assembly.
The focus of this meeting, it has been revealed, revolved around the selection process for the presiding officers of the upcoming tenth national assembly.
As per the ruling party’s nominations, Godswill Akpabio, the former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and Barau Jibrin, the senator representing Kano North, were put forward for the positions of the senate president and deputy senate president, respectively.
Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives, the APC designated Tajudeen Abbas, a lawmaker from Kaduna, as the speaker, with Benjamin Kalu, a representative from Abia, selected for the role of deputy speaker.
However, disregarding the party’s stance, Abdulaziz Yari, the former governor of Zamfara, and Orji Uzor Kalu, the chief whip of the senate, have persisted in their pursuit of the office of the senate president.