Senator Aminu Tambuwal (PDP Sokoto) has lost out in the race for the minority leadership of the 10th Senate.
Though favoured by the PDP leadership, Tambuwal, a former speaker of the House of Representatives and former governor of Sokoto, lost out to Senator Simon Mwadkwon, PDP-Plateau.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced Mwadkwon’s choice as Senate Minority Leader.
Akpabio made the announcement after a closed-door session which lasted about 10 minutes.
He also announced Sen. Oyewumi Olalere (PDP-Osun) as Deputy Minority Leader; Sen. Darlington Nwokocha (LP-Abia), Minority Whip, and Sen. Rufai Hanga (NNPP-Kano), as Deputy Minority Whip. (NAN)