…APPOINTS CHAIRMEN, DEPUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES TO OVERSIGHT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS
Following the assent of President Bola Tinubu to bills establishing development commissions for the regions in the country, Senate has appointed chairmen and deputy chairmen of standing committees to oversight the commissions.
Those appointed as announced by the President of the Senate Godswill Obot Akpabio are:
- Senator Babangida Hussaini and Muntari Dandutse as Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Senate committee on North West Development Commission;
- Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Senator Kenneth Eze are the Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively for the Senate committee on
South East Development Commission; - Sen Titus Zam Tartenger and Senator Isa Jibrin are the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on North Central Development Commission;
Senate has also reshuffled leadership of some standing committees as Senator Abdul Ningi moved from Population to head the Senate committee on FERMA while Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan is the Chairman on
Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisation, she previously heads the committee on local content.
Also appointed is Senator Garba Maidoki as Chairman Senate Committee on Sports development, Senator Joel Thomas is the new Chairman Senate committee on Local Content, while Senator Victor Umeh is now the Chairman Senate committee on National Population and NIMC having been moved from the Senate committee on Diaspora