Former governors Nyesom Wike and Aminu Tambuwal, allies turned foes, have lost out in the supremacy battle for the leadership of the Minority caucus of the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
While Wike, who held a series of meetings with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, pushing for a particular Senator, Tambuwal made known his interest in the minority leadership position.
But on Tuesday, Akpabio announced the new leaders of the minority caucus as thus:
Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon (PDP, Plateau)
Minority leader
Senator Oyewumi Olalere (PDP, Osun)
Deputy Minority leader
Senator Darlington Nwokocha (LP, Abia)
Minority Whip
Earlier in the House of Representatives, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas had announced principal officers of the 10th House as follows:
House Majority Leader – Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo)
House Chief Whip – Usman Bello Kumo (APC, Gombe)
House Deputy Majority Leader – Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims (APC, Kogi)
House Deputy Whip – Adewumi Onanuga (APC, Ogun)
House Minority Leader – Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers)
House Minority Whip – Ali Isah (PDP, Gombe)
House Deputy Minority Leader – Aliyu Sani Madaki (NNPP, Kano)
House Deputy Minority Whip – George Ozodinobi (LP, Anambra)
