The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Sunday approved the appointment of Abubakar Danladi as his Special Adviser on Special Duties. The appointment was announced through a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu.
Olaniyonu in the statement said the appointment takes immediate effect. Recall that Sen. Danladi was in 2017 sacked by the Supreme Court as senator representing Taraba North.
In a unanimous judgement, the court nullified Mr. Danladi’s election and declared his challenger, Shuaibu Lau, the winner of the 2014 primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Taraba North Senatorial District.
The court also asked Mr Lau to return all the salaries and allowances he received as senator. There is no evidence he ever did that.
Before his annulled election as senator, the 53-year-old served as deputy governor of the state.
