The National Assembly Service Commission has confirmed Emmanuel Odo as the substantive Clerk to the Senate and appointed Ibrahim Sidi as the Acting Clerk to the House of Representatives.
The Commission also approved the appointment and redeployment of several officers into other consolidated positions.
These decisions were taken at the Commission’s 19th meeting held on Monday, January 20, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Emmanuel Anyigor, on behalf of the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Saviour Enyiekere, in Abuja.
NASC had earlier, on September 16, 2025, approved the elevation of Emmanuel Odo to the position of Acting Clerk to the Senate before his confirmation.
Before his appointment as Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Sidi served as Director of Administration in the National Assembly.
His appointment takes effect from February 9, 2026. He will succeed Yahaya Danzariya, who is due to retire from the National Assembly Service on February 8, 2026.
The newly appointed Acting Secretaries to the Directorates are Fortune Ihua-Maduenyi (Protocol and Inter-Parliamentary Relations), Asien Fatima Nana (Zonal Liaison Offices), Engr. Bashir Layya (Estate and Works), with effect from February 3, 2026, Siyaka Wahab Sadiq (Deputy Clerk, Legislative, House of Representatives) and Dauda Bulama Bukar (Deputy Clerk, Administration, House of Representatives).
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
