Chat212 brings you the profiles of five new senators that will surely be a force to be reckoned with in the upper chamber.
1. Ben Murray-Bruce: With the election of Bruce into the Nigerian state, the Niger Delta region has finally found an eloquent voice to tell its story, its challenges and indeed its history. Armed with a degree in Marketing and Business at the University of Southern Carolina, Bruce, who is a former director general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), now has a national platform to promote his ideas which are usually revolutionary. Bruce will represent the Bayelsa East Senatorial District in Bayelsa state.