Akpabio Chairs ‘Senate Committee on Selection’, Ndume, 8 Others Members
POLITICS DIGEST- In line with the rule of the upper chamber, Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate on Tuesday constituted the Selection Committee and eight other Special panels.
Akpabio, who announced the names of chairmen and vice chairmen of special committees of the Red Chamber, named himself as Chairman of the Selection Committee while his Deputy, Barau Jibrin, would be the deputy.
Akpabio announced himself as the chairman of the Selection Committee that would constitute the 69 standing committees of the Red Chamber.
He said all the eight newly elected principal officers from both the majority and the minority caucuses of the Senate would serve as members of the panel.
The committees are Media, Rules and Business, Senate Service, Appropriations, National Security and Intelligence, Legislative Compliance, and Public Accounts, respectively.
Other members of the Selection Committee are the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC Ekiti Central), Ali Ndume (APC Borno South), David Umahi (APC Ebonyi South) Lola Ashiru (APC Kwara South), Olalere Oyewumi (PDP Osun West), Darlington Nwaokocha (LP Abia Central) and Rufai Hanga (NNPP Kano Central).
Akpabio also confirmed the speculations in the media by announcing Senator Olamilekan Adeola (APC Ogun West) as the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and Ali Ndume (APC Borno South as the vice chairman.
The Committee on Media has Senator Yemi Adaramodu from Ekiti South Senatorial District as the Chairman while Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu from Ogun Central Senatorial District is the vice chairman.
Also, Senator Sunday Karimi from the Kogi West Senatorial District was named as the chairman of the Senate Services Committee while Senator William Jonah will serve as his vice.
The Committee on Rules and Business has Senator Titus Zam (Benue North West) as the chairman and Senator Opeyemi Bamidele as the vice chairman.
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Akpabio also mentioned Senator Shehu Umar as the chairman of the Committee on National Security and Intelligence while Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong would serve as his deputy.
Committee Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions have Senators Okey Ezea as chairman and Ibrahim Khalid as the vice chairman respectively.
Also, the Committee on Legislative Compliance has Senator Buba Umar as the chairman while Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong would serve as the vice chairman.
See the full list:
1. Senate Committee on Selection:
Sen. Godswill Akpabio – Chairman
Sen. Jibrin Barau – Vice Chairman
Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele – Member
Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume – Member
Sen. David Umahi – Member
Sen. Oyelola Ashiru – Member
Sen. Simon Mwadkwon – Member
Sen. Kamorudeen Olalere Oyewunmi – Member
Sen. Darlington Nwokocha – Member
Sen. Rufai Hanga – Member
2. Senate Committee on Rules and Business:
Sen. Titus Zam – Chairman
Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele – Vice Chairman
3. Senate Committee on Senate Services:
Sen. Sunday Karimi – Chairman
Sen. Williams Eteng Jonah – Vice Chairman
4. Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions:
Sen. Okechukwu Ezea – Chairman
Sen. Ibrahim Mustapha Khalid – Vice Chairman
5. Senate Committee on Public Accounts:
Sen. Aliyu Ahmed Wadada – Chairman
Sen. Peter Onyeka Nwebonyi – Vice Chairman
6. Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence:
Sen. Shehu Buba Umar – Chairman
Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong – Vice Chairman
7. Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance:
Sen. Musa Garba Maidoki – Chairman
Sen. Ede Onueya Dafinone – Vice Chairman
8. Senate Committee on Appropriations
Sen. Adeola Solomon Olamilekan – Chairman
Senator Ali Ndume – Vice Chairman
Other Committees are coming soon
