Adamawa Assembly appoints deputy leader, other principal officers
The Adamawa House of Assembly has appointed Mrs Kate Raymond (PDP-Demsa constituency) as Deputy Majority leader of the legislature.
The Speaker of the House, Malam Aminu Iya-Abbas (PDP), who announced the appointment at plenary in Yola on Monday, said the appointment was on merit after considering her track record as a legislator.
He charged the lawmaker to redoubled her efforts and channel her energy towards enacting laws that would be beneficial to the people, especially her constituents who mandated her to represent them.
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The speaker also announced the elevation of the former deputy majority leader, Mr Japhet Kefas (PDP-Gombi constituency) as the House Leader following the defection of the former leader, Mr Tukur Yetasure, to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Also Mr Hamidu Lekki (PDP-Yola North) as the new Chairman House Committee on Finance, Appropriation and Budget, while Mr Shuaibu Babas (PDP-Fufore constituency) was also appointed Chaiman House Committe on Health.
The speaker explained that all the appointments took immediate effect.
Adamawa Assembly appoints deputy leader, other principal officers
