Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has been elected the 9th Assembly Deputy Senate President with 68 votes.
Naija News recalls that the new deputy senate president defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ike Ekweremadu during the election which took place on the floor of the Senate Chamber on Tuesday.
Omo-Agege polled a total of 68 votes to defeat his challenger, Ekweremadu of the PDP who polled 37 votes of the 105 votes cast. 
Meanwhile, Nigerians have started reacting to the surprise victory and emergence Omo Agege.
Here are some of the reaction as follows:
https://twitter.com/QdPaper/status/1138426148952690688
This is exactly what I called foolishness of Ike Ekweremadu, he was decieve by APC leadership to support lawan so that they will reward him with deputy Senate president but they failed him at last.
This is real Payback Time
— Anthony Nut Joshua (@anthony_oamen) June 11, 2019
APC played their politics well this time around.
— O.J (@same_oj) June 11, 2019
Omo-Agege has clinched it. He is the Deputy Senate President. He defeated Ekweremadu. The immediate last DSP. The latter has congratulated the former.
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) June 11, 2019
Even Ekweremadu has congratulated Omo-Agege.
But trust noisemakers, they’ll keep shouting “mace stealer, mace stealer” till 2023
— Lawrence Oni (@Flint_da_boss) June 11, 2019
Congratulations Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
Victory for progressives politics
— Rauf Aregbesola (@raufaregbesola) June 11, 2019
Half done sir, we move to the house of representatives where we await team Gbajabiamila to do us proud!
— adewale adeleke (@Beloummy) June 11, 2019
Senator Omo Agege is the Deputy Nigerian Senate President.
Sen. Omo Agege – 68
Sen. Ekweremadu – 37.
Again, thank you our good friends from the other side.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) June 11, 2019
Rewards for thuggery… We Wish him luck
— Ebiaridor (@kentebi) June 11, 2019
So Now @MBuhari has no excuse. He must turn Nigeria to DUBAI
— Ebubechukwu (@ebubec1) June 11, 2019
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