The House of Representatives has officially named Bayelsa lawmaker Fred Agbedi as its Minority Leader, ending weeks of intense lobbying and consultations among opposition members.
Speaker Abbas Tajudeen made the announcement on Thursday at the start of plenary, also confirming Sokoto’s Abdusamad Dasuki as Deputy Minority Leader and Bauchi’s Mansur Manu Soro as Minority Chief Whip.
Agbedi, who represents the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will lead the minority caucus alongside Dasuki of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Soro of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
The appointments follow heated disputes over the leadership position, with some lawmakers previously staging protests in the chamber.
Notably, Ikenga Ugochinyere of Imo State and his allies had opposed the process, chanting “No announcement, No sitting” during an earlier session.
With Thursday’s announcement, the House appears to have settled the leadership tussle, paving the way for opposition lawmakers to focus on legislative business under Agbedi’s leadership.
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