Senators Jimoh Ibrahim ( APC Ondo South) ,Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan ( PDP Kogi Central) , Kawu Summaila ( NNPP Kano South ) and others , were on Tuesday , named as Chairmen of different standing committees of the Senate by its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
Akpabio who had in August before Senate preceded on long recess , announced Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of 74 standing committees , reconstituted the committees due to lost of mandate by some of the previously named chairmen and vice chairmen.
From the reconstituted committees , he named Senators Jimoh Ibrahim as Chairman of Inter – Parliamentary Affairs , Natasha Akpoti – Uduaghan as Chairman , committee on Local Content, Summaila Kawu as Chairman, committee on Sports Development and Patrick Udubueze as Chairman , Committee on Steel.
Others are Senators Shuaibu Isa Lau (Tourism), Binos Yaroe (State and Local Government Affairs), Sahabi Alhaji Yau ( National Atomic and Nuclear Energy), Yemi Adaramodu (Youth and Community Engagement) , Babajide Ipinsagba (Niger Delta Affairs), Onawo Ogoshi (Art, Culture and Creative Economy) and Ifeanyi Ubah (Petroleum Downstream) .
Also named as Chairmen of reconstituted committees are Senators Sampson Ekong (Solid Minerals Development ), Idiat Oluranti Adebule (Social Welfare and poverty alleviation), Jim Kuta ( FCT Area Councils) and Muhammed Goje (Sustainable Development Growth)
