Buba Chiroma-Mashio, a legislator for the Jajere Constituency, was chosen by a unanimous vote to serve as Speaker of the 8th Yobe State House of Assembly.
Chiroma-Mashio was the former Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation in the 7th Assembly.
Ya’u Usman-Dachia from the Jakusko constituency was elected as Deputy Speaker, while Nasiru Hassan-Yusuf from the Damaturu I constituency was elected as House Leader.
To assist Hassan as the Deputy House Leader, Hassan Muhammad-Yusufari, while the former Deputy Speaker in the seventh assembly, Muhammad Auwal-Bello was elected Chief Whip and Ahmed Musa-Dumbol was elected as Deputy Chief Whip.