A former senator has been appointed by the Senate President as his Special Adviser on Special Duties.
Senate President Bukola Saraki
A former lawmaker who represented Taraba North Senatorial District, Senator Danladi Abubakar, has been appointed by Senate President Bukola Saraki as his Special Adviser on Special Duties.
This was made public in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu.
The appointment is with immediate effect.
Abubakar, according to the statement, had served in the current 8th Senate, where he served as Chairman of the Committee on NEPAD and member of other committees.
It said the 53-year-old was deputy governor before his election into the Senate in 2015.
The Supreme Court had sacked Abubakar in June 2017 and declared Shuaibu Lau as the authentic owner of the senatorial seat.