{"id":436797,"date":"2011-06-06T13:22:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T13:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/06\/mark-elected-president-of-the-seventh-national-assembly\/"},"modified":"2011-06-06T13:22:45","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T13:22:45","slug":"mark-elected-president-of-the-seventh-national-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/06\/mark-elected-president-of-the-seventh-national-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Elected President of the Seventh National Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"17.1515882589\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdaylive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/thisday180.jpg\" alt=\"This Day (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit This Day (Lagos)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>The Senate Monday re-elected Senator David Mark as President of the upper chamber of the National Assembly<\/p>\n<p>Also re-elected as Deputy Senate President is Senator Ike Ekweremadu representing Enugu West senatorial district<\/p>\n<p>The 109-member Senate unanimously re-elected Mark and Ekweremadu at its inaugural sitting at the hallowed chambers of the Senate in Abuja on Monday<\/p>\n<p>In his acceptance speech, Mark pledged his commitment towards taking the Senate to the next level<\/p>\n<p>He also canvassed for a more vibrant budgeting system for the country &#8220;in the overall interest of the citizenry&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Senate has since adjourned sitting till 10 am on Tuesday when other principal officers of the upper chamber of the National Assembly are expected to be elected.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106061391.html\" title=\"Mark Elected President of the Seventh National Assembly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Elected President of the Seventh National Assembly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 6 June 2011 The Senate Monday re-elected Senator David Mark as President of the upper chamber of the National Assembly Also re-elected as Deputy Senate President is Senator Ike Ekweremadu representing Enugu West senatorial district The 109-member Senate unanimously re-elected Mark and Ekweremadu at its inaugural sitting at the hallowed chambers of the Senate in Abuja on Monday In his acceptance speech, Mark pledged his commitment towards taking the Senate to the next level He also canvassed for a more vibrant budgeting system for the country &#8220;in the overall interest of the citizenry&#8221; The Senate has since adjourned sitting till 10 am on Tuesday when other principal officers of the upper chamber of the National Assembly are expected to be elected. 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