Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has announced his immediate predecessor, Ahmad Lawan as the Chairman of THE Senate Committee on Defence.
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Lawan is one of the 73 Senators that would chair the various standing committees of the 10th Senate.
Akpabio announced before he adjourned plenary to September 26 to enable members to go on their annual vacation.
Akpabio also announced his main challenger in the race for the 10th Senate Presidency, Abdul’Aziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Water Resources.
Others who emerged as Committee chairmen are, a former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal (Housing), and former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole (Interior).
The list also included Godiya Akwashiki (Air Force), Abdulfatai Buhari (Aviation), Osita Izunaso (Capital Market), Cyril Fasuyi (Establishment), and Seriake Dickson (Ecology/Climate Change).
The Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) would be chaired by the Senator representing Ondo North, Jide Ipinsagba while Aliyu Wadada would chair the Senate Public Accounts Committee.
Others are Shehu Kaka (Special Duties), Patrick Ndubueze (Works), Solomon Adeola (Appropriations), Mohammed Sani Musa Sani (Finance), and Abiru Tokunbo (Banking).
The new chairmen also included Isa Jubril (Customs), Elisha Abbo (Culture and Tourism), Victor Umeh (Diaspora), Lawal Usman (Education), Akintunde Yunus (Environment), Ibrahim Bomai (FCT), Sani Abubakar (Foreign Affairs), and Banigo Harry (Health).
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The rest are, Enyinaya Abaribe (Power), and Aliyu Wamakko (Local and Foreign Debts); Adamu Aliero (Land transport), Gbenga Daniel (Navy), Barinada Mpigi (Niger Delta), Mohammed Monguno (Judiciary), and Yemi Adaramodu (Media and Public Affairs, Youths and Sports).
Senator Ireti Kingigbe would chair the Women Affairs, Orji Kalu (Privatization), Mustapha Sabiu (Agriculture), Aliyu Bilbis (Communications) and Asuquo Ekpenyong (NDDC).
Akpabio had earlier announced Titus Zam as Chairman Rules and Business Committee and Opeyemi Bamidele as the Vice Chairman.
He had also, named Senator Sunday Karimi, as Chairman of the Senate Services and Williams Eteng Jonah as deputy.
Ethics and Public Petitions is chaired by Okechukwu Ezea and Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha as deputy.
The National Security and Intelligence Committee has Shehu Buba Umar (chairman) and Asuquo Ekpenyong (deputy).
The legislative Compliance panel is chaired by Garba Musa Maidoki, while Ede Dafinone deputises.
The list is as follows, Committee on Air Force (Godiya Akwashiki); Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes (Udende Emmanuel); Aviation (Abdulfatai Buhari); Capital Market (Osita Izunaso); Establishment and Public Service (Cyril Fasuyi); Ecology and Climate Change (Seriake Dickson); Housing and Urban Development (Aminu Tambuwal) and Interior (Adams Oshiomhole)
Others are, Defence (Ahmad Lawan); Public Accounts (Aliyu Wadada); Special Duties (Kaka Shehu Lawan); Sustainable Development Goals ((Idiat Adebule); Works (Patrick Ndubueze); Appropriation (Solomon Adeola); FERMA (Usaini Babangida); Finance (Mohammed Sani Musa); Banking, Insurance, and other financial institutions (Tokunbo Abiru); Army (Abdulaziz Yar’adua); Customs, Excise, and Tariff (Isa Jibrin); Cooperation and integration in Africa/ NEPAD (Sahabi Yau)
They also included, Culture and Tourism ( Elisha Abbo); Diaspora and NGOs (Victor Umeh); Drugs and Narcotics (Ibrahim Dankwambo); Education: Basic & Secondary (Usman Adamu Lawan); Employment and Productivity (Diket Plang); Environment ( Akintunde Yunus); Ethics, Public Petitions (Neda Imasuen); FCT (Ibrahim Folarin); Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs (Allwell Iheanacho); Foreign Affairs (Sani Bello) and Gas (Jarigbe Jarigbe).
They also included Committee on Health (Harry Ipalibo Banigo); Upstream Petroleum (Williams Etang); Water Resources ( Abdulaziz Yari); Trade and Investment (Sadiq Umar); Solid Minerals (Osita Ngu); Tertiary Education and Tetfund (Muntari Dandutse); States and Local Government Affairs (Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah); Oil and Gas Host Communities (Benson Agadaga); Power (Enyinnaya Abaribe); and Police Affairs (Abdulhamid Madori), among others.
Both parties thereafter went into a closed session after the formal opening ceremony.