JUST IN:Gbajabiamila names principal officers of the House

Speaker of the House Representatives,Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has named the Principal Officers of the house from the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC).

They are:

Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (Kano)- House Leader

Hon. Peter Akpatason (Edo)- Deputy House Leader

Hon. Tahir Mohammed Monguno( Borno)- Chief Whip

Hon. Nkiruika Onyejeocha (Abia)- Deputy Chief Whip.

Doguwa was the Chief Whip in the eighth House.

Doguwa, in a brief remark thanked God for sparing his life to witness the day he became the Leader of the House.

The Speaker while making the announcement, said the constitution of the leadership of the House is in line with Order 7 Rule 4 which states that the leadership of the House should be nominated from its members.

“According to the rules of the House, the leadership of the House has now been legally constituted,” he added