Senate unveils 71 committees with chairmanships assigned

On Monday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the 79 chairmen of the 10th Senate's standing committees.

Senate committees were established after hours of closed-door meetings.

Housing and Urban Development, Aminu Tambuwal; Interior, Adams Oshiomole; Defence, Ahmed Lawan; Water Resources, Abdulaziz Yari; and Navy, Gbenga Daniels, are among the stalwarts appointed as committee chairmen.

Others are Jibrin Barau for Constitutional Amendment, Godiya Akwashiki for Airforce, Buhari Abdulfatai for Aviation, Osita Izunaso for Capital Market, Cyril Fasuyi for Establishment and Public Services, Seriake Dickson for Ecological and Climate Change, and Orji Kalu for Privatisation.

See Full List Below:

Senate Committee On Air Force

Akwashiki Godiya

Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes

Udende Emmanuel

Senate Committee on Aviation

Buhari Abdulfatai

Senate Committee on Capital Market

Osita Izunaso

Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Services

Cyril Fasuyi

Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change

Seriake Dickson

Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Devt.

Aminu Tambuwal

Senate Committee on Interior

Adams Oshiomhole

Senate Committee on Downstream Petroleum

Jide Ipisagba

Senate Committee on Defence

Ahmed Lawan

Senate Committee On Public Accounts

Wadada Ahmed

Senate Committee on Special Duties

Kaka Shehu Lawan

Senate Committee on Sustainable Devt Goals

Idiat Oluranti

Senate Committee on Works

Patrick Ndubueze

Senate Committee on Appropriation

Solomon Adeola

Committee on Ferma

Usaini Babangida

Senate Committee on Finance

Sani Musa

Senate Committee on Banking Insurance and Other Financial Institution

Abiru Adeyokunbo

Senate Committee on Army

Abdulaziz Yar’adua

Senate Committee on Customs Excise and Tariff

Isa Jibrin

Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration Nepad

Yau Sahabi

Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism

Elisha Abbo

Senate Committee on Diaspora and Ngo

Victor Umeh