Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared vacant the seats of Dave Umahi of Ebonyi South Senatorial District and Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe East Senatorial District following their assumption of office as ministers.
The Senate, therefore, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections to fill the vacant seats immediately.
Umahi and Geidam were inaugurated as members of the 10th National Assembly in June but resigned in August after President Bola Tinubu appointed them as members of his cabinet.
While Umahi is the Minister of Works, Geidam is the Minister of Police Affairs.
In another vein, the senate president swore in Plateau State, Simon Lalong, as Senator for Plateau South after he resigned as Labour Minister.
MORE STORIES:
