Senate Appoints Philip Aduda As Minority Leader, Chukwuka Utazi Named Minority Whip

The NIgerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Senator Philip Tenimu Aduda (FCT) as the new Minority Leader.

Philip Aduda and Chukwuka Utazi

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, made the announcement in a letter read during the plenary on Tuesday, also named Senator Chukwuka Utazi as the Senate Minority Whip

Lawan announced the appointments while reading two separate letters signed by the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu.

The seat of the Minority Leader became vacant following the defection of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) from the PDP.

KanyiDaily recalls that in his resignation letter, Abaribe said his exit from the PDP means he has relinquished his position as minority leader in the upper legislative chamber.