Ahmad Lawan elected as Nigeria’s Senate President
By CNBC
11 June 2019 |
3:32 pm
Legislators of Nigeria’s 9th National Assembly have elected Senator Ahmad Lawan as Senate President of the upper chambers. While Senator Ovie Omo-Agege clinched the position of the Deputy Senate President Cheta Nwanze, Head of Research at SBM Intelligence joins CNBC Africa for more.
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