Senate in rowdy session over emergence of New Senate Minority Leaders

=The Senate today announced Senator Abba Morro, of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the new minority leader.

 The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this during plenary, as Senator Morro from Benue state, replaces Sen. Simon Nwadkwon representing Plateau North under the Platform of the PDP who was sacked by the court on October 23.

Uproar, however, ensued in the upper chamber when Sen. Osita Ngwu (Enugu West/PDP) was announced as Senate Minority Whip, replacing Sen. Darlington Nwokwocha of the Labour Party (LP).

Sen. Okechukwu Ezea from Enugu North rose to fault the nomination. His personal observation/objection was backed by Sen. Tony Nwoye of the LP who equally rose to challenge the ceding of three of the minority leadership to the PDP, leaving the Labour Party with no representation in the senate leadership.

After some senators pacified Nwoye, the Senate President explained that the two minority leaders had shown the signatories of the senators who agreed with the decision.

Meanwhile, the Senate has urged the Federal Government to immortalise the designer of the national flag, the late Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi who passed on August 29, 2023.