Senator Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North) has emerged the Senate President of the 9th National Assembly.
Lawan, scored 79 out of 107 votes cast to defeat Senator Ali Ndume who scored 28 votes.
The voting pattern, open secret ballot as specified by the 2015 Standing Rule, and announced by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Omolori, commenced by 10:54 a.m.
Omolori who gave the guidelines for the voting pattern, further announced that the voting would be done based on states and alphabetically.
Lawan was nominated by Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi(APC-Kebbi) and Sen. Solomon Adeola(APC-Lagos).
They were equally witnessed to the counting on behalf of Lawan.
Meanwhile, Ndume was nominated by Senator-elect, Mr Ishaku Abu(PDP-Adamawa) and seconded by Mr Barry Mpigi(PDP-Rivers).
Details Shortly.