Senator Godswill Akpabio has been elected the President of the 10th Senate.

A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly.

Akpabio is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

The voting in the election of a new Senate President had commenced with Akpabio and former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator-elect Abdulazeez Yari, going toe to toe.

Following a jiffy recess, Sani Tambuwal, the Clerk of the National Assembly announced Akpabio as the Senate President, combing 63 votes choice his rival with 46 votes.

The election which kicked 9am as the declaration of winner was made 10 am.

After the Clerk of the National Assembly called for nominations, the senator-elect for Borno South, Ali Ndume nominated Godswill Akpabio, senator-elect for Akwa Ibom North-East, as President of the Senate.

Akpabio accepted the nomination; while Elisha Abbo, senator-elect for Adamawa North, nominated Abdulaziz Yari, senator-elect for Zamfara West.

The senators protested that Yari was not allowed to stand for the position as a first-time senator.

After the lawmakers cast their votes in alphabetical order, two representatives of each team came to count their votes.

Senators Adeola Solomon and Ndume came out to represent Senator Akpabio, while Abbo and the senator-elect representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, represented Senator Yari.

This exercise further saw President Bola Ahmed Tinubus’ government gathering momentum champion its’ campaign promise of renewed hope for Nigeria and Nigerians.