Former senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio has emerged the Senate President of the 10th Assembly.
The lawmakers-elect had earlier commenced voting on the floor of the Nigerian Senate, in the build-up to the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly.
Senator Ali Ndume nominated Senator Godswill Akpabi, after reading the biography of the former Akwa Ibom governor.
Akpabio polled 63 votes to defeat Yari, a former governor of Zamfara who scored 46 votes.
