President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared the seats of two former lawmakers, David Umahi representing Ebonyi-South and Ibrahim Geidam representing Yobe-East vacant, following their appointments as Ministers.
Akpabio said that the declaration of vacancies was in accordance with the 1999 constitution as amended, and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to commence the process of by-elections in the two senatorial districts.
Both Umahi and Geidam were both inaugurated as members of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023 but they resigned in August after President Tinubu appointed them as members of his cabinet.
While Umahi is the Minister of Works, Geidam is the Minister of Police Affairs.
