Allies turned foes, former governor Nyesom Wike and former governor Aminu Tambuwal, have both lost out in the supremacy battle for the leadership of the minority caucus of the Nigerian senate.
While Wike, who held a series of meetings with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, pushing for a particular senator, Tambuwal made known his interest in the minority leadership position.
But on Tuesday, apart from naming Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, as the new Senate Leader, Akpabio announced the new leaders of the minority caucus. They are as follows:
Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon (PDP, Plateau)
Minority leader
Senator Oyewumi Olalere (PDP, Osun)
Deputy Minority leader
Senator Darlington Nwokocha (LP, Abia)
Minority Whip
Rufai Hanga (NNPP, Kano)
Deputy Minority Whip