Shettima, Remi Tinubu Attend Valedictory Session Of Ninth Senate
Shettima, Remi Tinubu Attend Valedictory Session Of Ninth Senate
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Senate President & Deputy Senate President arrive for the valedictory session of the 9th Senate.
First Lady Remi Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima are lawmakers in the 9th Senate.
Shettima is the outgoing senator for Borno Central, while President Bola Tinubu’s wife represents Lagos Central until the inauguration of the 10th Senate on Tuesday.
The Vice President, in his remarks, encouraged legislators-elect in the incoming 10th National Assembly to put the interests of the nation first.
echoed Shettima’s position, reminding the incoming legislators of the task of nation-building ahead. She added that the present administration needs the wealth of experience of the outgoing lawmakers.
The Senate President Ahmad Lawan suspended Order 12 to allow visitors to come into the chamber for the ceremony.
The Clerk presented the certificates of legislative service to Lawan, followed by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege. The Senate President then presented the certificates of legislative service to the senators.
Omo-Agege initiated the goodwill messages, recalling the last four years of the ninth Senate and the landmark pieces of legislation passed.
He also appealed to returning senators to support the choices of candidates put forward by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for leadership positions in the 10th Assembly.
For his part, Senate Leader Ibrahim Gobir noted the significant turnover of lawmakers in the 9th Assembly.
Addressing the National Institute For Legislative And Democratic Studies (NILDS), Gobir noted that it had its work cut out for it in ensuring it properly trained incoming lawmakers on the work of the legislature.
Senate President & Deputy Senate President arrive for the valedictory session of the 9th Senate.
UPDATES: Presidential Tribunal Resumes To Hear Atiku’s Case Against Tinubu
Since Tuesday, May 30, the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) has been hearing petitions challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress) in the February 25 presidential election.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi; and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) are the petitioners.
On the other hand, the first to fourth respondents include the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, and the APC.
According to results declared by INEC, Tinubu, 71, got 8,794,726 votes, 76-year-old Atiku polled 6,984,520 votes and Obi, 61, finished the race with 6,101,533.
This was the first presidential election to deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) — an electronic system for accrediting voters before voting and transmitting results to the INEC server — as well as the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV).
You can watch the updates on our YouTube Channel for detailed information
