Lawan performs first plenary assignment as senate president

News Agency Of Nigeria 13:14 - 13 June 2019

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Senator Ahmed Lawan [Twitter/@MMMDProvost2]

The event took place immediately after the Senate had taken the prayers, approval of votes and proceedings at plenary in the red chamber in Abuja

Sen. Ahmed Lawan, on Thursday, performed his first plenary assignment as the new Nigeria’s Senate President, swearing in Sen. Rochas Okorocha, representing Imo West Senatorial District.

The event took place immediately after the Senate had taken the prayers, approval of votes and proceedings at plenary in the red chamber in Abuja

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lawan and Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege were on Tuesday elected by the lawmakers as senate president and deputy senate president respectively.

President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan swears in Rochas Okorocha [Twitter/@SPNigeria]

However, the name of Okorocha, the immediate-past governor of Imo was missing from the senators-elect from the state as a result of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s inability to give him a certificate of return.