Saraki swears in 2 new lawmakers into Senate
The two Senators replace two Senators who died earlier this year.
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Senate President Bukola Saraki administered the oath of office to the latest additions during plenary session on Wednesday.
Senator Gumau replaces the late Senator Ali Wakili who died on March 17, while Senator Babba-Kaita replaces Senator Mustapha Bukar who died on April 4.
Even though the duo won bye-elections in their senatorial districts in August, the Senate only just resumed from an 11-week legislative recess on Tuesday, October 9.
Dogara swears in new member
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, also administered the oath of office to Haruna Isah, the new representative of Lokoja/Koton-Karfe federal constituency of Kogi State.
Isah replaces Umar Jibrin who died on March 30.
All the lawmakers sworn in on Wednesday are members of the All Progressives' Congress (APC).
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