Senator representing Plateau north,Simon Davou Mwadkwon, has become the minority leader of the 10th Senate. He defeated Aminu Tambuwal, senator representing Sokoto south, to become minority leader of the upper legislative chamber.
The majority and minority leadership of the Senate was announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, alongside other principal officers on Tuesday.
The new officers are Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti State as Senate Leader, Senator Dave Umahi from Ebonyi State as Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume from Borno State as Chief Whip, and Senator Lola Ashiru from Kwara State as Deputy Chief Whip.
Senator Akpabio said that the minority caucus of the senate is made up of about seven political parties and have their principal officers as : Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon, minority leader; Oyewumi Olalere, deputy minority leader; senator Darlington Nwokocha, minority whip; and senator Rufai Hanga, deputy minority whip.
