Ekiti South: Senate swears in Olujimi

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday administered oath of office on Senator Biodun Olujinmi, Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the last February National Assembly election.

The Minority Leader in the 8th Senate, Abiodun Olujinmi was on Thursday sworn in as Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District.

The election petition tribunal which sat in Ekiti had upturned the victory of the former spokesman of the Senate, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye and declared Senator Olujinmi winner of the last February national assembly election in the Ekiti South senatorial zone.

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The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Uzor Anyanwu subsequently upheld the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal in Ekiti state which had declared Senator Biodun Olujimi as the winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23 and nullified the mandate of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adedayo Adeyeye.

It ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue a fresh certificate of return to Senator Biodun Olujimi.

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, after the lawmaker was sworn-in, called for unity among all members of the upper chamber.
He said: “Let me congratulate the Minority leader in the eighth Senate. With this, we now have eight very solid female Senators.

“We pray that this addition will bring additional productivity and stability to the Senate.

“I call for unity and of course, we should remain focus and do those things that will make our country great.”