The President of the 10th Assembly, Godswill Akpabio has specified new chairmen to some of the red chamber’s standing committees.
Akpabio appointed the committee chairs on Monday during the day plenary session after the Senate confirmed 45 of the 48 ministerial nominations.
Some of the Senators who were appointed to chair committees were, President of the Ninth Senate Ahmad Lawan (Defence), former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal (Housing), and former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole (Interior).
Also appointed were Sen Godiya Akwashiki (Airforce), Buhari Abdul-Fata (Aviation), Osita Izunaso (Capital Market), Cyril Fasuyi (Establishment), Seriake Dickson (Ecology/Climate Change), Petroleum Downstream (Jide Ipisagba), Aliyu Wadada (Public Account), Shehu Kaka (Special Duties), Patrick Ndubueze (Works), Solomon Adeola (Appropriations), Musa Sani (Finance), and Abiru Tokunbo (Banking).
The new chairmen also included Isa Jubril (Customs), Elisha Abbo (Culture and Tourism), Victor Umeh (Diaspora), Lawal Usman (Education), Akintunde Yunus (Environment), Ibrahim Bomai (FCT), Sani Abubakar (Foreign Affairs), Banigo Harry (Health), Abubakar Yari, (Water Resources), Enyinaya Abaribe (Power), and Aliyu Wamakko (Local and Foreign Debts).
Others are Adamu Aliero (Land transport), Daniel Olugbenga (Navy), Barinada Mpigi (Niger Delta), Mohammed Monguno (Judiciary), Yemi Adaramodu (Youths and Sports), Ireti Kingigbe (Women Affairs), Orji Kalu (Privatization), Mustapha Sabiu (Agriculture), Aliyu Bilbis (Communications) and Asuquo Ekpenyong (NDDC).
Some of the committee’s chairmen and their deputies
Rules and Business — Titus Zam (chairman), Opeyemi Bamidele (deputy)
Senate Services — Sunday Karimi (chairman), Williams Eteng Jonah (deputy)
Ethics and Public Petitions — Okechukwu Ezea (chairman), Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha (deputy)
Public Accounts — Aliu Wadada Ahmed (chairman), Onyeka Peter (deputy)
National Security and Intelligence — Shehu Buba Umar (chairman), Asuquo Ekpenyong (deputy)
Legislative Compliance — Garba Musa Maidoki (chairman), Ede Dafinone (deputy)
Media — Adeyemi Adaramodu (chairman), Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi (deputy)
Appropriations — Olamilekan Adeola (chairman), Ali Ndume (deputy)
See the full list of Senate Committees chairpersons below:
Sen. Abdul-Aziz Yari – Water resources
Sen. Enyinaya Abaribe – Power
Sen. Aliyu Wammako – Foreign & Local debts
Sen. Adamu Aliero – Land Transport
Sen. Gbenga Daniel – Navy
Sen. Barinada Mpigi – Niger Delta
Sen. Mohammed Monguno – Judiciary
Sen. Yemi Adaramodu – Youths and Sports
Sen. Ireti Kingigbe – Women’s Affairs
Sen. Orji Kalu – Privatization
Sen. Mustapha Saliu – Agriculture
Sen. Aliyu Bilbis – Communications
Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong – NDDC
Sen. Titus Zam – Rules & Business
Sen. Sunday Karimi – Senate Services
Sen. Okechukwu Ezea – Ethics & public petitions
Sen. Shehu Buba – National security & intelligence
Sen. Garba Maidoki – Legislative matters
Dr. Ahmad Lawan – Defence
Sen. Aminu Tambuwal – Housing
Sen. Sani Musa – Finance
Sen. Solomon Adeola – Appropriations
Sen. Adams Oshiomhole – Interior
Sen. Godiya Akwashiki – Airforce
Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari – Aviation
Sen. Aliyu Wadada – Public Accounts
Sen. Osita Izunaso – Capital market
Sen. Cyril Fasuyi – Establishment
Seriake Dickson – Ecology/climate change
Sen. Jide Ipisagba- Petroleum downstream
Sen. Shehu Kaka – Special Duties
Sen. Patrick Nwabueze – Works
Sen. Abiru Tokunbo – Banking
Sen. Isa Jubril – Customs
Sen. Elisha Abbo – Culture & Tourism
Sen. Victor Umeh – Diaspora
Sen. Lawan Usman – Education
Sen. Akintunde Yunus – Environment
Sen. Ibrahim Bomai – FCT
Sen. Abubakar Sani – foreign affairs
Sen. Banigo Harry – Health
