The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has appointed Andrew Nwoba as the new Clerk of the Senate, effective December 11, 2024. This move was confirmed during the commission’s meeting on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, as stated by its Director of Information, Emmanuel Anyigor.
Nwoba’s appointment comes as part of a larger overhaul of the National Assembly’s bureaucracy. No fewer than 30 top officials, including Clerk to the Senate Chinedu Akabueze and Deputy Clerk to the Senate, will be retiring alongside Magaji Tambawal, the Clerk to the National Assembly.
Tambawal began his pre-retirement leave on November 1, 2024, handing over to his deputy, Kamouroudeen Ogundele, in line with parliamentary practices.
Other prominent staffers set to leave include 11 directors, six deputy directors, one assistant director, and two directors from the National Assembly Service Commission.
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In addition to Nwoba’s appointment, the NASC has approved several key changes. Emmanuel Oda has been appointed Deputy Clerk (Administration), Senate, while Vivien N. Njemanze will serve as Deputy Clerk (Administration), House of Representatives. Dr. Obasi D. Ukoha will succeed Nwoba as Secretary of the Directorate of Legislative Budget and Planning.
The commission has also redeployed several officials, including Rawlings Agada, who will move from Deputy Clerk (Administration), Senate, to Deputy Clerk (Legislative), Senate. Florence Kehinde will transition from Deputy Clerk (Administration), House of Representatives, to Deputy Clerk (Legislative), House of Representatives.
Earlier, the Commission approved the appointments of Ogundayo Mofoluwake Olufunmilayo as Secretary of the Directorate of Special Duties, Alkali Umar Abubakar as Secretary of the Directorate of Human Resource and Staff Development, and Essien Eyo Essien as Secretary of the Directorate of Zonal Liaison Offices.