Senate president: Akpabio emerges front runner

The battle for Senate president last week reached a feverish pitch and inched towards denouement with former governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio clearly emerging as the favourite among contenders likely to clinch the coveted position of number three citizen.

A month ago, the political weather forecast favoured Orji Uzor Kalu, a ranking senator from Abia State, who is also a former governor with pundits pairing him with Jibrin Barau as deputy Senate president.