President Muhammadu
Buhari has appointed Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub as the new Senior Special
Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of
Representatives).
Mr
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and
Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement issued in Abuja on
Thursday.
Adesina said El-Yakub’s appointment followed the resignation of Kawu Sumaila who was in that position.
Sumaila,
who was appointed in August 2015, resigned to contest for the House of
Representatives member for Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency in Kano
State under the the All Progressives Congress (APC).