NASC Confirms Odo as Senate Clerk, Names Sidi Acting Clerk of House of Reps
NASC Confirms Odo as Senate Clerk, Names Sidi Acting Clerk of House of Reps
The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has confirmed Mr. Emmanuel Odo as the substantive Clerk of the Senate and appointed Mr. Ibrahim Sidi as Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives.
The decisions were taken at the Commission’s 19th meeting held on Monday, January 20, 2026, where several senior appointments and redeployments within the National Assembly Service were also approved.
Mr. Odo, who was appointed Acting Clerk of the Senate in September 2025, has now been confirmed in the position. His confirmation follows the Commission’s earlier approval of his elevation on September 16, 2025.
Mr. Ibrahim Sidi, a former Director of Administration in the National Assembly, was appointed Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives with effect from February 9, 2026. He will take over from Dr. Yahaya Danzariya, who is due to retire from service on February 8, 2026.
In addition, the Commission approved the appointment of several officers as Acting Secretaries to various directorates. They include Fortune Ihua-Maduenyi (Protocol and Inter-Parliamentary Relations), Asien Fatima Nana (Zonal Liaison Offices), Engr. Bashir Layya (Estate and Works, effective February 3, 2026), Siyaka Wahab Sadia (Deputy Clerk, Legislative, House of Representatives), and Dauda Bulama Bukar (Deputy Clerk, Administration, House of Representatives).
NASC also redeployed a number of senior officers to new roles. Mrs. Mofoluwake Ogunbayo was moved from the Directorate of Special Duties and Parliamentary Security to serve as Secretary, Procurement and Supplies. Mr. Kehinde Amos was reassigned from Deputy Clerk, House of Representatives (Legislative) to Deputy Clerk, Senate (Legislative), while Mr. Atiku Ibrahim moved from Procurement and Supplies to Secretary, Finance and Accounts.
Similarly, Mrs. Vivien Njemanze was redeployed from Deputy Clerk, House of Representatives (Administration) to Deputy Clerk, Senate (Administration), and Mr. Andrew Nwoba was transferred from Zonal Liaison Offices to head Special Duties and Parliamentary Security.
Except for the appointments of Mr. Ibrahim Sidi and Engr. Bashir Layya, all other appointments and redeployments take immediate effect.
