The National Assembly Service Commission has approved the appointment of Mr. Andrew Ogbonnaya Nwoba as the new Clerk of the Senate, effective December 11, 2024.
This decision was announced in a statement Today, 9 December, 2023 by the Commission’s Executive Chairman, Emmanuel Anyigor, following its December 4, 2024, meeting.
Before his appointment, Nwoba served as the Secretary of the Directorate of Legislative Budget and Planning, a role now taken over by Dr. Obasi D. Ukoha.
The Commission also elevated other officials in the National Assembly bureaucracy. Emmanuel Oda was named Deputy Clerk (Administration) Senate, and Vivien N. Njemanze was appointed Deputy Clerk (Administration) House of Representatives.
Further deployments include Rawlings Agada transitioning to Deputy Clerk (Legislative) Senate, and Florence Kehinde A. moving to Deputy Clerk (Legislative) House of Representatives.
Additionally, the Commission previously approved key appointments, including Ogundayo Mofoluwake Olufunmilayo as Secretary of Special Duties, Alkali Umar Abubakar as Secretary of Human Resources & Staff Development, and Essien Eyo Essien as Secretary of Zonal Liaison Offices.