Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas, on Thursday, 27 July, 2023, announced names of Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the 134 Standing Committees in the Green Chamber.
Rt Hon Abbas who announced the constitution of the committees at the end of plenary named Hon Abubakar Bichi as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee; Hon Babajimi Benson, Defence Committee, and Hon Regina Akume, Committee on National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
Other committee Chairmen are: Honourable James Abiodun Faleke, Finance; Hon Muktar Betara, FCT; Yusuf Gagdi Navy; Idris Ahmed Wase, Federal Character Commission; Hon. Bamidele Salam, Public Accounts; Wole Oke, Judiciary; and Hon. Leke Abejide, Customs Services.
Others include: former Majority Leader, Hon. Ado Doguwa, Petroleum (Upstream); Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, Petroleum (Downstream); former Deputy House Leader, Hon. Peter Akpatason, Communications; Hon. Adamu Tanko, Diaspora; Hon. Okonta Chris, Climate Change; Hon. Chris Ogene, Renewable Energy; Hon. Bello el-Rufai, Banking Regulations; Hon. Ibrahim Bukar-Ibrahim, Rural Electrification.
Others are: Hon. Miriam Onuoha, TETFUND; Hon. Aminu Jaji, Ecological Fund; Hon. Sada Soli, Water Resources; Hon. Ibori-Suenu Erhiatake, NDDC; Hon. Frederick Agbedi, FCT Area Councils, and Ancillary Matters; and Hon. Bob Solomon Capital Market. Institutions.
Also appointed as Chairmen are: Hon. Dickson Tarkighir, Constituency Outreach; Hon. Blessing Onuh, Lands Transportation; Hon. Ojotu Ojeme, Inland Waterways; Hon. Victor Nwokolo, Power; Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, Foreign Affairs; Hon. Mike Etaba, Public Petitions, and Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Constitution Review.
The House has adjourned plenary by six weeks.
