A Bayelsa State lawmaker, Fred Agbedi, has been announced as the House of Representatives Minority Leader.
The speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, made this announcement on Thursday moments after settling down for the day’s business.
Also appointed is Sokoto State lawmaker, Abdusamad Dasuki, who will serve as Deputy Minority Leader.
Meanwhile, Bauchi State representative, Mansur Manu Soro, has been named Minority Chief Whip.
DAILY POST reports that Fred Agbedi is from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while Mansur Manu belongs to the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, and Abdusamad Dasuki represents the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
The announcement ends weeks of consultations and lobbying among opposition lawmakers over the composition of the minority leadership.
Recall that about 9 members, alongside the member representing Ideato North and South federal constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, walked onto the floor of the House of Representatives’ chambers a while ago, chanting ‘No announcement, No Sitting’ over the minority leader position.
Among Ugochinyere’s supporters for the office of the Minority Leader are Jesse Okey-Joe from Lagos, Aliyu Mustapha from Kaduna, Afam Ogene from Anambra as well as Aliyu Misau from Bauchi.