After several months of lobbying and horse-trading, the tension which before now gripped members of the upper legislative chamber, over who gets what in the committees to oversee various ministries, departments and agencies of government, seems to have been doused with the announcement of 65 standing committees by Senate President Bukola Saraki.
In the new arrangement, Saraki’s rival in the contest for the senate presidency, Ahmed Lawan emerged as Chairman of the Defence Committee.
Another opponent of the senate president, Kabiru Marafa, was also named chairman of the Committee on National Population Commission.
Saraki increased the number of the committees from 57 out of which senators of the All Progressives Congress got the chairmanship of 41 committees and those of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party got 24.
Saraki had earlier named chairmen of some special committees, namely – Selection, statutorily chaired by the senate president himself; Rules and Business, Senate Services, Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions and Public Accounts.
Special Committees
*Committee on Rules & Business
Chairman Deputy
Babajide Omoworare Ali Ndume
*Senate Services Committee
Ibrahim Gobir Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
*Committee on Ethics & Privileges
Samuel Anyanwu Bala Ibn Na’allah
*Committee on Public Accounts
Andy Uba Gbolahan Dada
*Committee on National Security
& Intelligence
Shaaba Lafiagi David Jonah Jang
STANDING COMMITTEES
* Committee on Agriculture
Abdullahi Adamu Theodore A. Orji
*Committee on Air Force
Duro Samuel Faseyi Ali Wakili
Committee on Army
George Akume Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba
*Committee on Anti – Corruption
& Financial Crimes
Godfrey Chukwuka Utazi Sani Mustapha
Committee on Appropriations
Danjuma Goje Sunny Ogbuoji
*Committee on Aviation
Hope Uzodinma Bala Ibn Na’allah
*Committee on Banking, Insurance
& Other Financial Institutions
Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim Achonu Nneji
*Committee on Capital Market
Isiaka Adeleke Ogola Foster
*Committee on Communications
Gilbert Nnaji Solomon Adeola Olamilekan
*Committee on Cooperation &
Integration in Africa & NEPAD
Abubakar Sani Danladi Baba Kaka Garba
*Committee on Culture & Tourism
Matthew Urhoghide Abubakar A. M.
*Committee on Customs,
Excise & Tariff
Adamu Aliero Samuel Anyanwu
*Committee on Defence
Ahmad Lawan Jeremiah Useni
*Committee on Diaspora
& Civil Societies
Rose Oko
*Committee on Drugs & Narcotics
Joshua Lidani
Phillip Gyunka
*Committee on Downstream
Petroleum
Uche Ekwunife Jibrin Barau
*Committee on Ecology
& Climate Change
Bukar Abba Ibrahim Achonu Nneji
*Committee on Education
(Basic & Secondary)
Aliyu Wamakko Rose Oko
*Committee on Employment,
Labour & Productivity
Suleiman Nazif
* Committee on Environment
Olaka Johnson Nwogu Oluremi Tinubu
* Committee on Establishment
& Public Service
Emmanuel Paulker Suleiman Nazif
Others are:
27.Committee on Committee on Federal Capital Territory
Dino Melaye
Mohammed Hassan
28.Committee on Federal Character & Inter Governmental Affairs
Salihu Hussain Egye
Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi
29.Committee on Finance
John Owan Enoh
Umaru Ibrahim Kurfi
30.Committee on Foreign Affairs
Munsurat Sunmonu
Shehu Sani
31.Committee on Gas
Bassey Albert Akpan
Abubakar Ahmadu Moallahyidi
32.Committee on Health
Lanre Tejuosho
Matthew Uroghdide
33.Committee on Housing
Barnabas Gemade
Francis Alimikhene
34.Committee on I.C.T & Cybercrime
Buhari Abdulfatai
Ogola Foster
35.Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission
Abubakar Kyari
Olusola Adeyeye
36.Committee on Information & National Orientation
Enyinnaya Abaribe
Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba
37.Committee on Interior
Georgeb Sekibo
Bayero Usman Nafada
38.Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs
Bayero Usman Nafada
39.Committee on Industry
Sam Egwu
Buhari Abdulfatai
40.Committee on Judiciary Human Rights & Legal Matters
David Umaru
Godswill Akpabio
41.Committee on Land Transport
Olugbenga Ashafa
Phillip Aduda
42.Committee on Local & Foreign Debts
Shehu Sani
Phillip Gyunka
43.Committee on Marine Transport
Ahmed Rufai Sani
Ighoyota Amori
44.Committee on Media & Public Affairs
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
Murray Bruce
45.Committee on Public Procurement
Abdulsalami Ohiare
Joshua Dariye
46.Committee on National Identity & National Population
Marafa Kabir
Abubakar Sani Danladi
47.Committee on National Planning & Economic Affairs
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
Yele Omogunwa
48.Committee on Navy
Isa Hamma Misau
Osinachukwu Ideozu
49.Committee on Niger Delta
Peter Nwaboshi
Abubakar Abdulrahman
50.Committee on Police Affairs
Abu Ibrahim
Stella Oduah
51.Committee on Power
James Manager
Bukar Mustapha
52.Committee on Primary Health Care & Communicable Diseases
Mao Ohuabunwa
Nelson Efiong
53.Committee on Privatisation
Ben Murray Bruce
Abdullahi Yahaya
54.Committee on Science & Technology
Robert Ajayi Boroffice
Marafi Bashir
55.Committee on Solid Minerals
Joshua Dariye
Rilwan Adesoji
56.Committee on Special Duties
Murtala Nyako
Sunny Ogbuoji
57.Committee on Sports
Obinna Joseph Ogba
Marafa Kabir
58.Committee on States & Local Government
Abdullahi Gumel
Kashamu Buruji
59.Committee on Tertiary Institutions & TETFUND
Binta Masi Garba
Tijjani Yahaya Kaura
60.Committee on Trade & Investment
Fatimat Olufunke Raji Rasaki
Sabo Mohammed
61.Committee on Upstream Petroleum
Donald Omotayo Alaosaodura
Bassey Gershom
62.Committee on Water Resources
Mohammed Ubali Shittu
Emmanuel Bwacha
63.Committee on Women Affairs
Oluremi Tinubu
Stella Oduah
64.Committee on Works
Kabiru Gaya
Clifford Ordia
65.Committee on Poverty Alleviation & Social Welfare
Ali Wakili
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