Yakubu Dogara has written to President Muhammadu Buhari of his emergence as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Olasunkanmi Sulaimon as the Deputy Speaker.

The Senate President was also notified officially of the development. In the letter read on the floor of the House yesterday, Dogara said the emergence of the two House leaders followed the assembly of a quorum of the House that elected them.

The letter further directed the Clerk of the National Assembly to notify the President through the Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF) that, having assembled and properly constituted, the House is ready to recieve any message he may wish to transmit.

Plenary was however adjourned to 23 June, 2015 without the selection of Principal officers of the House.

In its first sitting, the 8th House debated a motion of urgent national importance by Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members.

The motion was unanimously supported and passed.

Before the adjournment, however, the Speaker informed members of the provisions of the standing rules of the House on the selection and composition of principal officers and Standing Committees.

He said the Principal Officers and the Selection Committee to be chaired by the Speaker would be compared soon.

Plenary resumes on 23 June, 2015.