As reported by Punch:
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday
administered oath of office and allegiance on Ahmad Lawan and 27 other All
Progressives Congress senators who were absent at the formal inauguration of
the Eighth Senate.
The senators were gathered at the
International Conference Centre, Abuja, waiting for President Muhammadu Buhari,
who was billed to address them when the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji
Salisu Maikasuwa, proclaimed the Eighth Senate and subsequently conducted the
election.
The election,
which had 23 APC senators in attendance, produced Saraki as president of the
Senate, while Senator Ike Ekweremadu was elected his
deputy.
Saraki, after the election, administered oath of
office and allegiance on 75 other senators.
However, the others, mainly members of the Senate
Unity Forum, led by Senator Ahmad Lawan, mobilised themselves to the
chamber as early as 8:30am on Wednesday, waiting for the Senate president, to
formally swear them in as senators.
The senators, after the votes and proceedings of
the previous legislative day were adopted, took turn to take their oaths by
reading it out aloud and append signatures.
By protocol, each of the newly sworn-in
senators was expected, after taking their oaths, to present a copy of
their certificate to the Senate President and in turn, shake hands with him.
The protocol was duly followed by others except
Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central ), who refused to shake hands with
Saraki, but merely showed him her certificate and walked out on the Senate
President.
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