The Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Mohammed Sani-Omolori, announced Ovie Omo-Agege of Delta-Central senatorial district the winner of the deputy senate election.
He said out of the 105 senators-elect who voted in the election, 68 cast their votes for Omo-Agege while 37 voted for his opponent Ekweremadu who was vying for a fourth time as deputy senate president.
“I wish to announce that the election for the office of the deputy senate president has been concluded.
“At the end of the election, 105 senators-elect votes, one senator-elect abstained and there was one invalid vote.
“Therefore, Omo-Agege, having scored the highest votes is hereby declared elected as the deputy senate president of the 9th Senate,” Sani-Omolori said.
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege made headlines in 2018 when he was accused of leading thugs to steal the mace in the senate assembly – a symbol of authority.
