From Victor Osula, Abuja
The leadership of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday announced the names of the principal officers for both chambers.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, who said the officers emerged by consensus, named Senator Opeyemi Bamidele representing Ekiti Central, as Senate Leader, Senator Dave Umahi, representing Ebonyi South as Deputy Senate Leader, while Senator Ali Ndume, Borno South was named as Chief Whip, and Senator Lola Ashiru, Kwara South, as Deputy Chief Whip.
At the Green Chamber, Professor Julius Ihonvbere, representing Owan Federal constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives, emerged Majority Leader of the 10th House of Representatives.
Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, announced Prof. Ihonvbere’s emergence on Tuesday.
He is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Other principal officers announced by the Speaker included Halims Abdullahi (APC – Kogi, Deputy Majority Leader), Bello Kumo (APC – Gombe, Chief Whip), and Adewunmi Onanuga (APC – Ogun, Deputy Chief Whip).
Abbas also read a letter from the Minority Caucus, which detailed the names of the principal officers.
The letter named Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Minority Leader), Aliya Madaki (NNPP, Deputy Minority Leader), Ali Isah (PDP, Minority Whip), and George Ebizimawo (Labour Party, Deputy Minority Whip).
