Chiroma-Mashio emerges Yobe Assembly Speaker

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Buba Chiroma-Mashio, a member from the Jajere Constituency, was unanimously elected Speaker of the 8th Yobe State House of Assembly.

Chiroma-Mashio was the previous Chairman of the 7th Assembly’s House Committee on Finance and Appropriation.

Nasiru Hassan-Yusuf of the Damaturu I constituency was elected House Leader, while Ya’u Usman-Dachia of the Jakusko constituency was named Deputy Speaker.

To assist Hassan as the Deputy House Leader, Hassan Muhammad-Yusufari, while the former Deputy Speaker in the seventh assembly, Muhammad Auwal-Bello was elected Chief Whip and Ahmed Musa-Dumbol was elected as Deputy Chief Whip.

All the principal officers were elected unopposed by the members.