List of Senate Committee Chairmen

Chairmen for the Senate Committees have been unveiled after the rigorous screening and confirmation of the ministerial nominees.

Hereunder are the chairmen of the committees:

The Capital Market Committee is been chaired by Osita Izunaso.

Standing Committees

Senator Godswill Akpiabio first announced the composition and leadership of standing committees and urged lawmakers to approach the Senate leader for their appointment letters.

The standing committees are Senators Solomon Adeola, (APC -Ogun) Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA-Abia ), Abdulaziz Yari (APC-Zamfara ) and Former President of Senate Ahmad Lawan heading Appropriations, Power, Water and Defence committees.

Committee Chairmen

The Senate President also announced the following senators among others as chairmen of committees, according to the report they are:

“Aviation committee chaired by Buhari Abdulfatai, Capital Market chaired by Osita Izunaso.

“The Ecology and Climatic Change committee will be chaired by Seriake Dickson, and Aminu Tambuwal named chairman of the Housing committee.

“Interior committee has Adams Oshiomole as chairman, while Public Accounts is to be Chaired by Aliyu Wada.

“Works committee has Patric Ndubueze, FERMA has Usain Babangida, while Musa Sani was named Finance committee.

“Agric Insurance and other financial institutions committee have Abiru Adetokunbo, while Abdulaziz Yar’adua was made Chairman of the INEC committee.

“Customs, Exercise and Tariff committee has Isa Jubril, Cooperation Integration in Africa and NEPAD has Yau ‘ Shaibu, Culture and Tourism has Elisa Abboh, while Diaspora and NGO committee has Victor Umeh as Chairman.

Labour Party’s Ireti Kingibe is to chair the Women Affairs Committee, Drugs and Narcotic Committee by Ibrahim Dankwambo, Gas Committee is to be Chaired by Jaribe Agom, and Judiciary by Mohammed Monguno,

Senate also adjourned plenary and to resume plenary on Sept 26.