Just a day following a tumultuous plenary session that resulted in the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi, Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Southern Senators have reactivated their forum.
They elected Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, who represents Lagos East, as the new chairman.
The inauguration of Senator Abiru, who replaces Senator Opeyemi Bamidele as Senate Leader and Senator Victor Umeh as Vice Chairman, marks the revival of the forum nine months after the start of the 10th Senate.
During their meeting on Wednesday, the 51 senators from 17 southern states also chose six executives to serve under Senator Abiru’s leadership.
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Bamidele noted that, like the northern forum, the southern forum is not new but has been in existence since the 9th Senate, explaining that he was unable to provide the required leadership because of his new role as the Senate Majority Leader.
Meanwhile, the newly appointed leader of the forum, Abiru, has promised that the forum would serve as a cohesive tool to foster healthy discussions and analysis of national issues and work with the Northern Senators Forum to advance the country’s fortunes.
