The former governor of Akwa ibom State , Godwin Akpabio has been elected as the president of 10th Senate. He was Sworn in immediately after the election.
Akpabio was the minority leader in the Senate before he decamped from People Democratic Party to join the ruling All Progressives Congress.
He expressed interest in the presidency of the country under APC but stepped down to support the candidacy of Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the current President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.