Benue Assembly reshuffles leadership, names new principal officers
The Benue State House of Assembly on Thursday dissolved its leadership structure, retaining only the Speaker, Alfred Emberga, and Deputy Speaker, Lami Danladi. The decision followed a motion by former Deputy Majority Leader, Douglas Ackya (APC/Makurdi South), who argued that it was morally inappropriate for him to hold the position since he hails from the […]
The Benue State House of Assembly on Thursday dissolved its leadership structure, retaining only the Speaker, Alfred Emberga, and Deputy Speaker, Lami Danladi.
The decision followed a motion by former Deputy Majority Leader, Douglas Ackya (APC/Makurdi South), who argued that it was morally inappropriate for him to hold the position since he hails from the same local government area as the Speaker.
The motion, seconded by Cyril Ikong (APC/Oju), was unanimously adopted by members.
Following the dissolution, Speaker Emberga announced new principal officers: Thomas Dugeri (APC/Kwande West) as Majority Leader, Abraham Jabi (APC/Buruku) as Deputy Majority Leader, Cyril Ikong (APC/Oju) as Majority Chief Whip, and Simon Gabo (APC/Mata) as Deputy Chief Whip.
On the opposition side, Abu Umoru (PDP/Apa) was named Minority Leader; Cephas Dyako (LP/Konshisha), Deputy Minority Leader; Samuel Jiji (PDP/Logo), Minority Chief Whip; and Moses Egbodo (PDP/Obi), Deputy Minority Whip.