July 04, (THEWILL) – The lawmaker representing Owan Federal constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives, Professor Julius Ihonvbere, has emerged Majority Leader of the 10th House of Representatives.
Prof. Ihonvbere, who is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was announced as the Majority Leader on Tuesday, by House Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas.
The Speaker also announced other Principal Officers including Halims Abdullahi (APC – Kogi, Deputy Majority Leader), Bello Kumo (APC – Gombe, Chief Whip), and Adewunmi Onanuga (APC – Ogun, Deputy Chief Whip).
Abbas also read a letter from the Minority Caucus, which detailed the names of the principal officers.
The letter named Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Minority Leader), Aliya Madaki (NNPP, Deputy Minority Leader), Ali Isah (PDP, Minority Whip), and George Ebizimawo (Labour Party, Deputy Minority Whip).
