The Senate has officially sworn in two newly elected members, Senator Joseph Ikpea and Senator Emmanuel Nwachukwu, representing Edo Central and Anambra South senatorial districts, respectively.
The Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Ojo, administered the oaths of office and allegiance to the new lawmakers in a ceremony during plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, October 8.
The swearing in follows recent by-elections conducted to fill two vacant Senate seats, one previously held by Monday Okpebholo, now Governor of Edo State and the other by the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who passed away in July 2024.
Among the high profile guests that attended the ceremony were former Delta State Governor James Ibori, former Edo State Deputy Governor and Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Sports Philip Shuaibu and other dignitaries.
