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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday night, unveiled the leadership of the Senate Standing Committees, with immediate past President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan emerging as the Chairman, Committee on Defence while former Chief Whip of the 9th Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, emerged as Chairman, Committee on Privatisation.
The announcement was made immediately after the Senate resumed its break at 9.59 p.m., later concluded its legislative activities, and adjourned at 10.47 p.m.
In the committee appointments, the former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, is the Chairman of the Committee on Water Resources.
Also, the Senate Minority Leader in the 9th Assembly, Enyinnaya Abaribe, was named Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, and the immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, clinched the Housing Committee.
Others who emerged as Committee Chairmen include former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, who heads the Interior Committee, and Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), who is Chairman of the Committee on Finance.
Senator Abdulfatai Buhari (APC, Oyo North) chairs the Committee on Aviation; Osita Izunaso chairs the Committee on Capital Market, Neda Imasuen (LP, Edo South), Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions; and Aminu Tambuwal chairs the Senate Committee on Housing.
Other committee chairmen announced by Akpabio are: Godiya Akwashiki (SDP, Nasarawa), Air Force Committee, and Abdulfatai Buhari, who chairs the Senate Committee on Aviation.
Also announced are: Establishment, headed by Senator Cyril Fasuyi; Ecology/Climate Change, chaired by Senator Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa West on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); and Jide Ipisagba, who heads Petroleum Downstream.
Other committee chairmen announced by Akpabio include: public accounts, headed by Senator Aliyu Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa); special duties, chaired by Senator Shehu Kaka; and works, headed by Senator Patrick Ndubueze.
Moreover, Senator Solomon Adeola heads the Appropriations Committee, Abiru Tokunbo, Banking; Is a Jibril, Customs, Elisha Abbo,
Culture and Tourism, and Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, heads the Senate Committee on Diaspora.
Furthermore, the Committee on Basic Education is headed by Senator Lawal Usman; the Committee on Environment is under Senator Akintunde Yunus; and the Committee on the Federal Capital Territory is chaired by Senator Ibrahim Bomai.
Similarly, while Akpabio named Senator Sani Abubakar the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, he announced Senator Banigo Harry as the head of the Health Committee and Aliyu Wamakko as the Chairman, Local and Foreign Debts Committee.
Also, the former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Daniel Olugbenga, is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Barinada Mpigi heads the Committee on Niger Delta, and Senator Mohammed Monguno heads the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
The Committee on Youths and Sports is chaired by Senator Yemi Adaramodu, who is the current Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, just as the Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingigbe, heads the Women Affairs Committee.
Senator Aliyu Bilbis heads the Communications Committee, Asuquo Ekpenyong chairs the Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Mustapha Sabiu chairs the Committee on Agriculture.
Others include:
SENATE COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVT GOALS
COMMITTEE ON FERMA
USAINI BABANGIDA
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING INSURANCE AND OTHER FINANCIAL INST.
ABIRU ADEYOKUNBO
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMY
ABDULAZIZ YARADUA
SENATE COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS, EXCISE, AND TARIFF
ISA JIBRIN
SENATE COMMITTEE ON COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION NEPAD
SENATE COMMITTEE ON DRUGS AND NARCOTICS
DANKWAMBO IBRAHIM
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BASIC AND SECONDARY
LAWAN ADAMU USMAN
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY
DIKET PLANG
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT
AKINTUNDE YUNUS
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS PUBLIC PETITIONS
IMASUEN NEDA
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL CHARACTER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
ALLWELL IHEANACHO
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAS
JARIGBE JARIGBE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UPSTREAM PETROLEUM
ETANG WILLIAMS
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT
SADIK UMAR
SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOLID MINERALS
OSITA NGU
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TERTIARY EDUCATION AND TETFUND
DANDUTSE MUNTARI
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATES AND LOCAL GOVT AFFAIRS
PATRICK IFEANYI UBAH
SENATE COMMITTEE ON OIL AND GAS HOST COMMUNITIES
BENSON AGADAGA
SENATE COMMITTEE ON POLICE AFFAIRS
MAGATAKARDA
WAMMAKO
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ICT CYBER CRIMES
AFOLABI SALISU
SENATE COMMITTEE ON INEC
ALI SHARAFADEEN
SENATE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIES
FADAHUNSI ANTHONY
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LAND TRANSPORT
ADAMU ALIERO
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL CONTENT
OHERE SADIKU
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL IDENTITY AND POPULATION COMMISSION
AHMED NINGI
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PLANNING AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
YAHAYA ABDUL
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE
UMAR SHEHU
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NIGER DELTA
BARI MPIGI
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
MONDAY OGBERU
SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND BUSINESS
TITUS ZAM
SENATE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION
EZE EM
COMMITTEE ON SENATE SERVICES
SUNDAY KARIMI
SENATE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECH.
AMINU IYA ABBAS
SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL WELFARE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION
DAVID JIMKUTA
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NTER PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
GOJE DANJUMA
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PRIMARY HEALTHCARE DEVT AND DISEASE CONTROL
IBRAHIM LAMIDO
SENATE COMMITTEE ON MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ADARAMODU ADEYEMI
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COMPLIANCE
MUSA MADOBI
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRIC PRODUCTION SERVICES AND RURAL DEVT
MUSTAFA SALIU
SENATE COMMITTEE ON MARINE TRANSPORT
SANI WASIU
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRIC. COLLEGES AND INSTITUTIONS
ADENIYI
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NASENI
ONYEWUCHI EZENWA
SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT
BARAU JIBRIN
After announcing the Standing Committees and their leaders, the President of the Senate adjourned the Chamber from plenary until September 26th for its annual vacation.
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