President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Nasiru Baballe Ila as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).

 A statement issued on Saturday by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,  Garba Shehu,  said Nasiru, is a product of Victory College, Alexandria and West London College, United Kingdom.

The  statement added that Baballe was a successful businessman with interests in haulage, ginnery and tannery before his foray into politics.

Between  2011 and 2015, he was a member of the House of Representatives,  representing Tarauni Federal Constituency in Kano.l State.

Baballe, a Chartered member of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, (ANAN), replaces Hon. Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub who has been appointed Minister by the President.