BREAKING: Senate Makes Fresh Appointments, Replaces Umahi With Ashiru As Deputy Leader

The Senate has appointed Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (APC – Kwara South) as its new Deputy Leader.

Newsmen reports that the Senate also appointed Senator Nwebonyi Peter Onyeka (APC – Ebonyi North) as the new Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate.

The new appointments were announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at plenary on Wednesday.

Senator Ashiru, who was previously the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, was elevated to Deputy Senate Leader, which became vacant following the appointment of Senator Dave Umahi as Minister of Works by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.