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The Senate minority caucus has defended the procedure it adopted for the emergence of principal officers of the opposition parties. Senate President Godswill Akpabio had on Tuesday named the minority leaders without the input of the PDP, the major opposition party in the Red Chamber. He named Senator Simon Mwadkwon (PDP, Plateau) as Senate Minority Leader and Senator Oyewunmi Olalere (PDP, Osun) as deputy. 

Other minority principal officers announced are Darlington Nwokeocha (LP, Abia) as (Minority Whip) and Rufai Hanga (NNPP, Kano), as Deputy Minority Whip. Akpabio said the announcement was in line with agreements by the minority caucus.