The former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly on Tuesday.
Sani Tambuwal, the Clerk of the National Assembly, declared Akpabio as the Senate President having garnered 63 votes leaving his rival with 46 votes.
Senator Godswill Akpabio has been sworn in as the Senate President.
He took the oath of office shortly after he was elected.
The Clerk to the National Assembly Sani Tambuwal swore in at exactly 9: 45am.