President of Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, announced the list of principal officers sent to him by the leadership of the All Progressives Party (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
At the resumption of plenary, Lawan named Senator Abdullahi Yahaya as Senate Leader and Ajayi Boroffice as his deputy.
Based on the list, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was named as Chief Whip and Senator Sabi Abdullahi as the deputy.
At the same token, the Senate President announced Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe as the Minority Leader and Phillip Aduda as Minority Whip.
Lawan also named Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the Deputy Leader and Senator Shabi Yau as the Deputy Whip.
The lawmakers would form the Body of Principal Officers also known as Selection Committee.
They are expected to assign senators to committees based on interest earlier shown by them.
In their separate acceptance speeches, Senators Yahaya and Abaribe promised to discharge their duties effectively.