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Five top-ranking senators, among several others, yesterday,consolidated their grip on the political structures of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after emerging victorious in their respective senatorial primaries ahead of the 2027 general election.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin; Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; former Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu and former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, all secured APC tickets for another term in the senate.