Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday swore in three newly elected senators into office.
The senators emerged victorious in recent by-elections within their respective senatorial districts, representing various political parties and districts.
The newly sworn-in senators include Prince Pam Mwadkon from the Action Democratic Party (ADP), representing Plateau North; Professor Anthony Ani from the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Ebonyi South; and Mustapha Musa from the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Yobe East.
The Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, led the new senators to take their oaths of office and oath of allegiance, following the orders of the Senate President. After the swearing-in, they were guided to their respective seats by the Sergeant-At-Arms.
With the addition of these three new senators, the current composition of the Senate in terms of political parties stands at APC – 59, PDP – 37, LP – 7, NNPP – 2, SDP – 2, APGA – 1, and ADP – 1.
During the plenary, the Senate went into a closed-door meeting with the service chiefs to discuss the escalating security situation in the country.
Security chiefs present at the meeting included the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa; the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja; the Chief of Air Staff, Hassan Abubakar, and the Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla.
Addressing the meeting, Senate President Akpabio highlighted the necessity of the invitation due to numerous petitions from the lawmakers’ constituents.
Besides security concerns, the lawmakers also expressed worry about Nigeria’s economy, with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, present in the Senate chamber to address economic issues.
