The National Assembly Service Commission has approved the appointment of Chinedu Akubueze as the substantive Clerk of the Senate.
This is contained in a statement signed Thursday by the commission’s Executive Chairman, Ahmed Amshi in Abuja.
Until his appointment, Akubueze was the former Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Other appointments announced by the NASS Commission are: Yahaya Danzariya, Acting Clerk (House of Representatives), Fatai Jimoh, Acting Deputy Clerk, Legislative (House of Representatives).
Others are Kamoru Ogunlana, Acting Secretary (Legal Services) and Bashir Yero, Acting Secretary (Directorate of Estate and Works).”
Also, Henrietta Aimua-Ehikioya was redeployed as Secretary to the Directorate of Special Duties from Legal Services Directorate, while the former Secretary of Procurement, Estate and Works, Liman Sanda is now the Secretary of the newly created Directorate of Procurement and Supplies.
Recall that on February 16, Ms Isabella Iloba, the erstwhile Deputy Clerk of the Ninth Senate, formally assumed duty as the Acting Clerk of the Red Chamber.
The development followed the resignation of the outgoing Clerk, Ibrahim El-Ladan on age grounds.
El-Ladan was retired by the NASC.
The commission ordered El-Ladan and another officer, Adebayo Anthony Adebanjo, to proceed on retirement with immediate effect.
The NASC proceeded to appoint Iloba as acting Clerk to the Senate to take over from El-Ladan.