Olujimi takes oath of office to replace Adeyeye in 9th Senate

The administering of the oath of office to Olujimi was sequel to the judgment of Court of Appeal in Kaduna, declaring her as the winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial District election.The Court of Appeal in Kaduna had affirmed the judgment of the election petitions tribunal declaring Abiodun Olujimi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , winner of the 2019 National Assembly election for Ekiti South Senatorial District.

The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan after the oath of office, said that the emergence of Olujimi had increased the number of female legislators in the 9th Senate to eight. The bills are Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission Act Repeal and Re-enactment Bill, 2019 sponsored by Sen. Theodore Orji .Others are the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2019 by Sen. Rose Oko of PDP Cross River, the flags of the Nigeria Ships Act CAP F31 LFN 2004 Amendment Bill, 2019 by Sen. Mustapha Ramoni.

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