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Akpabio declares Umahi, Gaidam's seats vacant following ministerial appointments
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio [Tope Brown]
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared as the seats of two senators: David Umahi (Ebonyi-South) and Ibrahim Gaidam (Yobe-East) vacant, following their appointments as ministers.
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President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared as the seats of two senators: David Umahi (Ebonyi-South) and Ibrahim Gaidam (Yobe-East) vacant, following their appointments as ministers.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpabio made the declaration at plenary in Abuja on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
The Senate President said that the declaration of vacancies in their seats was in accordance with section 68, sub-section (1)(d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
He, therefore, called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence the process of by-elections in the two senatorial districts immediately.
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