Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
There is confusion in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as its National Working Committee, NWC, has rejected the list of majority and Deputy Majority Leaders as well as the Chief Whip and the Deputy Chief Whip announced by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Akpabio, had during the plenary announced the names of eight lawmakers as Senate majority and minority leaders.
Four of the principal officers are APC members while four are from the various opposition parties.
Below is the list of the principal officers and their parties:
Majority leaders:
Opeyemi Bamidele – Senate Majority Leader (Ekiti Central, APC)
Dave Umahi – Deputy Majority Leader (Ebonyi South, APC)
Ali Ndume – Chief Whip (Borno South, APC)
Lola Ashiru – Deputy Whip (Kwara South, APC)
Minority leaders
Mwadkwon Davou – Senate Minority Leader (Plateau North, PDP)
Kamorudeen Olarere – Deputy Minority Leader (Osun West, PDP)
Darlington Nwokeocha – Senate Minority Whip (Abia Central, LP)
Rufai Hanga – Deputy Minority Whip ( Kano Central, NNPP).
APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu rejected the list announced by Akpabio.
Adamu simply dismissed the list as a “mere rumour” because the NWC did not approve it.
The APC chairman made his position known during a meeting with APC governors on Tuesday at the National Secretariat of the party.
