Senate Backtracks: Rescinds the House Rule on Election of Principal Officers
Governor Hope Uzodimma’s rumoured Senate Presidency ambition is back on track after the Senate today reversed an amendment to its standing orders that had restricted eligibility for the office of Senate President to members of the 10th Senate.
The reversal followed a motion sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and adopted under the supervision of Deputy Senate President Jubril Barau.
Under the previous rules, only senators who had served two terms were eligible to contest for principal offices, and one of the two terms had to be the immediate term preceding the nomination, effectively narrowing the field of contenders.
With the reversal, most senators who were previously blocked from contesting for the Senate presidency now qualify to vie for the office and other principal positions.