Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced some standing committees, namely Appropriations, Public Accounts, Ethics, and Public Petitions and Establishment.
Akpabio, who spoke at Tuesday’s plenary session, revealed that Senator Solomon Adeola would chair the Appropriations Committee, while Senator Ahmed Wadada is to chair the Public Accounts Committee.
See the announced Special Senate Committees and their Chairpersons below:
- 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)
