Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau has announced the appointment of Muhammad Abdullahi as his chief of staff.

Mr Barau announced Bashir Fagge as the special adviser on policy and monitoring and Ismail Mudashir as the special adviser on media and publicity.

According to a statement on Sunday in Abuja, he also appointed Idris Ajimobi, son of late Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi, as his special adviser on special duties.

He also appointed Yusuf Tumfafi as his special adviser on politics, Ngozi Nkemdirim, a pioneer staff member of the National Assembly as special adviser on administration and Shittu Kunchi as the special assistant on media and publicity.

Mr Barau said the appointees were selected based on their track records in their respective professions.

According to him, the appointments take immediate effect.

Mr Abdullahi, the new chief of staff, born in Faruruwa, Shanono LGA, Kano State, was until this appointment, the Head of Department, Education, School of Continuing Education of Bayero University,  Kano (BUK).

Mr Fagge, a professor of animal science, hails from Fagge in Fagge LGA of Kano State and attended Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, for his B.Sc in Agriculture and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University for his M.Sc and PhD.

He served as the provost of the Federal College of Education Technical, Bichi, Kano State between 2015 and 2023. He was also a member of the Senior Executive Course 40 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau.

Mr Mudashir, who hails from Kwara was born in Zamfara and until this appointment was the deputy general editor of the Daily Trust Newspapers.

Mr Ajimobi, the son of the late Oyo State governor, had his primary and secondary education in Nigeria before moving to England, where he furthered his studies and graduated with a degree in Business Management in 2004. He also obtained a Masters degree in International Relations.

Ngozi Ndawi Nkemdirim, who was born in Jos, Plateau, hails from Imo. The graduate of the University of Calabar, has three decades of experience in the National Assembly. Until her appointment, she was the director, journals and procedure of the Senate.

(NAN)