Senators who stayed away from Tuesday’s inauguration of the national assembly have finally been sworn in by the new senate president, Bukola Saraki.

There was drama when Remi, wife of Bola Tinubu, refused to shake hands with Saraki after her swearing-in on Wednesday morning, leaving his hand hanging and muttering some words to the senate president in a low tone.

Saraki had on Tuesday outwitted Tinubu-backed candidate, Ahmad Lawan, in the race for the nation’s No. 3 position.

However, other newly sworn-in senators‎ shook hands with the senate president.

They were all absent at the inauguration as the ruling party had called for an emergency meeting simultaneously and could not be sworn in as required by law before they could take their seats in the red chamber.

Lawan, who was the preferred APC candidate, and George Akume, who was the preferred deputy, were both sworn in on Wednesday morning.

Twenty-six other senators-elect were also sworn in‎.

Some of them include APC senators Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa) Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Yobe), Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos), Olusola Adeyeye (Osun), Isiaka Adeleke (Osun), and Shehu Sani (Kaduna).

The senate thereafter went into a closed-session at 10:58 am.

APC had, in a press statement on Tuesday evening, instructed the absentee senators to report for the traditional swearing-in.

http://www.thecable.ng/breaking-saraki-swears-lawan-akume

pishure

let's see APC's next move.

i was only seen jumping the gate but was not caught by anybody

Silly bush girl ...

Remi Tinubu and her mouth

Our Beautiful Mummy Tinubu is always emotional. I understand she want the good of the party, but at dis juncture, we have to move on.

No need for the bad blood. If you made a mistake just learn from them and move on

Vivalavida99:

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Even if she is doing it on the surface because of the affront on Tinubu, it must be stated clearly that mrs Tinubu's has always stood on the part of principle,even if she is emotional and guided by family bonds.
I doff my hat to her and Gbajamiala for their stance.
The party's position reigns supreme and you cannot win an election under a party and decide to hand power to the party you defeated.
If Saraki felt he was that strong,he should have contested under PDP.
Many are conveniently forgetting that some of the new APC members today won their elections because of the Buhari phenomenon and the APC onslaught.
Let's assume that at worse,kwara had been won by PDP with Saraki still in party,PDP would have got 52 and APC 57 senators. APC would still have had d majority and had produced the senate president and Saraki would have been an ordinary floor member.So Saraki 's just acted treacherous and mrs Tinubu has acted like a hard core pity woman,because without apc ,no sp for Saraki.
I just hope Saraki gets impeached.

That her refusal to shake the hand of a man who could not win the votes of his own party colleagues to emerge senate president made news shows that the Jagaban Borgu is still the major issue in Nigerian politics!

She better lives with it. Abuja is not Lagos State or Osun State.

This was Tinubu's arrangement

AHMED LAWAN AND AKUME

FEMI GBAJA AND MONGUNO

Then the wife Remi as Senate leader but alas, the game changed.

her emotional outburst is expected.

Good Remi, saraki immorality must be gushing through his hands. Better avoid than infected.

ok

How is this a breaking news? it would have been a breaking news if Remi Tinubu had refused to be sworn in by Saraki.

I heard Tinubu couldn't sleep all night

Wetin dey pain her

jack67:
spot the difference

what most of you don't realize is PMB will be our president for the next four years. Buhari's religion won't allow him do what you want us to spot. I'm not a fanatic, but I won't critisize others for their beliefs. Besides what has handshake got to do with good governance? What did the clueless one achieve despite all those he shook hands with round the world?

Na so life be. We understand

CR77:
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see yourself

Hmm a serious mess

Vhhhhg

Who cares

Okay. It is allowed. She has a right to ignore his handshake

has the Daura President waved his magic wand yet