Deputy senate president makes first set of appointments, names Chief of Staff, aides

Deputy Senate president, Jibrin Barau (Kano North), has made a fresh set of appointments.

Barau has named Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi as his Chief of Staff (CoS), Professor Bashir Fagge as special adviser on policy and monitoring, and deputy general editor of Daily Trust, Ismail Mudashir as special adviser on media and publicity, The Guardian reported.

The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, has confirmed the appointment of chief of staff and special aides.

In a statement from his media office, Barau also appointed Idris Ajimobi, son of the former governor of Oyo state, the late Abiola Ajimobi, as special adviser on special duties.

The details of Barau's other appointees

The senator also appointed Yusuf Tumfafi as his special adviser on politics, Mrs Ngozi Nkemdirim, special adviser on administration, and Shittu Kunchi, special assistant on media and publicity.

According to Barau, the appointees were selected based on track records in their respective professions.

He said the appointments take immediate effect, Leadership report added. Senate President Akpabio appoints Chief of Staff, deputy Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has confirmed the appointment of Chief Barrister Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff and Dr Saviour Enyiekere as Deputy Chief of Staff, respectively.

This was made known in a press release signed by the media unit, office of the Senate President, on Monday, June 26.

A statement by the media office of the Senate president explained that the new appointee hails from Ojoto in Idemili South local government area of Anambra state.