House of Reps’ speaker Abbas appoints Prof. Dan-Azumi as Chief of Staff

Tajudeen Abbas, the speaker of the House of Representatives, on Monday appointed Prof. Jake Dan-Azumi as his Chief of Staff.

Abbas, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, said that Dan-Azumi would take over from the Acting Chief of Staff to the Speaker, Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart, who is taking another appointment.

According to the statement, the appointment of Prof. Dan-Azumi takes effect from October 17.

Prof. Dan-Azumi, until his appointment, was the Technical Assistant to the Director General at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), National Assembly.

He also served as a Special Assistant to the former President of the Senate, Sen David Mark, between 2011 and 2014.

Prof. Dan-Azumi hails from the Zing Local Government Area of Taraba State.