President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday administered the oath of office on three new senators who recently won bye-elections in their respective districts.

They are, Prince Pam Mwadkon (Action Democratic Party, Plateau North); Professor Anthony Ani (All Progressives Congress, Ebonyi South) and Mustapha Musa (All Progressives Congress, Yobe East)

Galaxt Tv News reports that the Lawmakers were subsequently led to their respective seats after the swearing-in during plenary in Abuja.

During the plenary, the upper chamber also went into close-door meetings with the service chiefs owing to the worsening security situation in the country.

Security chiefs in attendance include the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa; the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja; the Chief of Air Staff, Hassan Abubakar, and the Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla.

Aside from security issues, the lawmakers are also concerned about Nigeria’s economy.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun is in the Senate chamber with the lawmakers.