Akpabio declares Senate seats of Umahi, Geidam vacant

Saminu Zawai Mandawari

President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared the seats of two senators, David Umahi (Ebonyi-South) and Ibrahim Giadam (Yobe-East), vacant following their appointments as ministers.

The Independent Mirror reported that  Akpabio who made the declaration at plenary today in Abuja, said that the declaration of vacancies in their seats was in accordance with Section 68, Subsection (1)(d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

He, therefore, called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence the process of by-elections in the two senatorial districts immediately.