Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday swore-in Senator Smart Adeyemi to represent Kogi West Senatorial District.
Adeyemi emerged victorious at the bye-election recently conducted in the district by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
He defeated Senator Dino Melaye who earlier occupied the seat.
With the swearing-in of Adeyemi, the All Progressives Congress now has 63 Senators in the Upper chamber with the Peoples Democratic Party and Young Democratic Party having 46 and one member respectively.
Adeyemi is a ranking Senator having served in the 6th and 7th Senate. He was the Chairman Senate Committee on the FCT in the 7th Senate.
The Kogi West Senator was also a former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
