By Baron Ike
Ahmed Lawan, ranking senator from Yobe state and preferred candidate of the All Progressive Congress leadership has been elected President of the 9th senate.
Lawan got 79 votes to beat his rival, Alu Ndume, another ranking senator from Borno state who polled 28 votes.
Ndume has congratulated Lawan over his victory.
The Clerk of the Senate who conducted the voting declared Lawan elected as President of the Senate.
Lawan was immediately sworn in as the President of the senate by the clerk through oath taking.