Akwa Ibom South-West Senator-elect, Godswill Akpabio, has defeated Zamfara West Senator-elect, Abdul’aziz Yari, in the 10th Senate President election on Tuesday morning.
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Uzodinma: Majority of senators-elect are on Akpabio's side -- he'll become senate president | TheCableHope Uzodinma, governor of Imo and chair of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), says majority of the senators-elect are supporting the senate president bid of Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs.
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