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The principal officers, named on Tuesday, emerged by consensus.

The majority leadership of the Senate, as announced by the Senate President are Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti State – APC), majority leader; David Umahi (Ebonyi State – APC), deputy majority leader; Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno State – APC), majority whip and Lola Ashiru (Kwara State – APC), deputy majority whip.

For the minority leadership are Simon Davou (Plateau State – PDP), minority leader; Oyewunmi Olarere (Osun State – PDP), deputy minority leader; Darlington Nwokeocha (Abia State – LP), minority whip and Rufai Hanga (Kano State – NNPP), deputy minority whip.

Similarly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas also announced the principal officers of the tenth House.

They include Julius Ihonvbere (Edo State – APC), majority leader; Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims (Kogi State – APC), deputy majority leader; Usman Bello Kumo (Gombe State – APC), chief whip and Adewunmi Onanuga (Ogun State – APC), deputy chief whip.

Others are Kingsley Chinda (Rivers State – PDP), minority leader; Aliyu Sani Madaki (Kano State – NNPP), deputy minority leader; Ali Isah (Gombe State – PDP), minority whip and George Ozodinobi (Anambra State – LP), deputy minority whip.