Ekweremadu, a Nigerian lawyer from Enugu state and member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has retained his position as deputy senate president of the national assembly.
Ekweremadu's challenger, Ali Ndume of the All progressives Congress (APC), conceded the election by giving the winner a big hug long before the official announcement of votes polled.
Ekweremadu, who has been deputy senate president since 2007, polled 54 votes while Ndume had 20. he was sworn in immediately after the announcement of the result.
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