Lawan Swears In Ex-Journalist Who Defeated APC As Senator

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has sworn in Senator Biodun Olujimi as the federal lawmaker representing Ekiti South senatorial district in the upper legislative chamber.

Lawan administered oath of office on Olujimi on Thursday, following her recent victory at the Court of Appeal.

She had challenged the victory of Senator Adedayo Adeyeye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ekiti South senatorial election in the last general elections at the tribunal.

Adeyeye, who until recently was the senate’s spokesperson, was sacked by both the Ekiti State Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

Olujimi was sworn in as senator after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued her with certificate of return on Wednesday as the rightful winner of the election that held on February 23, 2019.

Lawan congratulated the senator and noted that, “with this, we now have eight very solid female senators. We pray that this addition will bring additional productivity and stability to the Senate. This calls for unity and of course we should remain focus and do only those things that will make our country great.”  

Prior to joining politics in 1997, Olujimi had a stint in broadcasting and journalism.

She worked with the Nigerian Tribune, Nigerian Posts and Telecommunication, Nigerian Television Authority, and reached the height of her journalism career as the manager of DBN Television in 1993.