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Senate swears in Smart Adeyemi as Senator for Kogi West
The Senate on Wednesday swore in Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Senator representing Kogi West.
Adeyemi was declared winner in last Saturday’s supplementary rerun election in Kogi West after defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dino Melaye, in the election.
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He was sworn in at 10:35 a.m. immediately after the adoption of Tuesday’s votes and proceedings by the upper legislative chamber.
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