The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator was elected unopposed with
57 lawmakers present voting for Saraki, while 51 were absent.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu has also been elected as the Deputy Senate
President defeating Senator Ali Ndume.
ChannelsTV correspondent, Linda Akhigbe, reports that some of the 51
senators who were absent during Saraki's emergence have begun to
trickle into the Senate chamber.
There has been a seeming crack in the All Progressives Congress (APC)
after some lawmakers walked out during the party's mock election to
elect its candidates for the leadership of the two chambers of the
National Assembly at the weekend.
The June 6 straw poll produced Mr Femi Gbajabiamila as the APC
candidate for the House of Reps Speaker, while Ahmed Lawan emerged as
candidate for Senate President.
The lawmakers supporting Senator Bukola Saraki for Senate Presidency
and those supporting Mr Yakubu Dogara for the position of House of
Reps Speaker, boycotted the elections.
The inauguration of the 8th National Assembly held in Abuja, the
Federal Capital Territory.
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