Abba Moro, a two-term Senator from Benue South Senatorial District, has been elected as the Senate Minority Leader. He was nominated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and subsequently affirmed by the opposition party in the Senate. Moro takes over from Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon, who represented Plateau North Senatorial District but was removed by the Appeal Court.
Earlier, the Senate had announced that the Minority Leader position would be zoned to the North Central. Senator Mwadkwon, who was a first-timer in the Senate, was nominated by the minority caucus.
It is worth noting that Abba Moro was a former Minister of Interior during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.