Vanguard News Translate At last, Senate President swears in Ayade’s former Legislative Aide, Stephen Odey On By Henry Umoru At last, President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan Wednesday swore in the former Senior Legislative Aide to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Stephen Odey as Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly. The oath of office was administered at exactly 11:45 am by the Clerk of Senate, Dauda Ibrahim El-Ladan, immediately after the Senate rose from a closed session to commence plenary. With the swearing-in of Odey as a Senator, the number of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senators now stands at 46, while the All Progressives Congress, APC, retains majority status with 63 members.