Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa has been announced as the leader of the house.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila made the announcement on Thursday during plenary.
Also appointed were Hon. Peter Akpatason as Deputy Leader, Hon. Tahir Monguno as Chief Whip and Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha as Deputy Chief Whip.
Doguwa who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency is the immediate past Chief Whip of the House.
On Wednesday, the Speaker, contrary to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) decision, named Hon. Ndudi Elumelu as the House Minority Leader.
Elumelu from Delta State was named alongside Hon. Toby Okechukwu as Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Gideon Gwani as Minority Whip and Hon. Adesegun Adekoya as Deputy Minority Whip.
The announcement was vehemently rejected by some lawmakers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The opposition party had in a letter announced Kingsley Chinda as its leader in the House.
The party also nominated Chukwuka Onyema as Deputy Minority Leader, Yakubu Barde as Minority Whip and Muraina Ajibola as Deputy Minority Whip.
The Senate president, Ahmed Lawan, had on Tuesday, also announced new principal officers for the Senate.
Messrs Mustapha (Kebbi) and Doguwa (Kano) are both from the North-Western zone of the country.
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