Abbas Names Chairmen Of 134 Reps Standing Committees (DETAILS)

Abbas Names Chairmen Of 134 Reps Standing Committees (DETAILS)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives has disclosed the names of members who will chair the 134 standing committees of the House.

During Thursday’s plenary session, Abbas announced the chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of these committees, following the House’s tradition and in accordance with its standing rules, which mandate the creation of standing committees to oversee government agencies’ oversight functions.

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Some of the members assigned as chairpersons of specific committees are James Faleke (Finance), Abubakar Bichi (Appropriation), Akin Alabu (Works), Muktar Betara (FCT), Benjamin Kalu (Constitutional Amendment), Bamidele Salam (Public Accounts), Ado Doguwa (Petroleum Upstream), Ikenga Ugochinyere (Petroleum Downstream), Leke Abejide (Customs), and Jimi Benson (Defence).

Additional chairpersons include Akin Rotimi (Media), Bob Solomon (Capital Market), Nicolas Mutu (Gas Resources), Olumide Osoba (Justice), Abdulmumini Jibrin (Foreign Affairs), Peter Akpatason (Communication), Victor Nwokolo (Power), Aminu Jaji (Ecological Funds), Nwachuku Ezeh (Banking), and Aminu Balele (Housing and Habitat).

Following the announcement, the House adjourned plenary for a period of six weeks.

This disclosure of House committee chairpersons comes a few weeks after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, similarly unveiled the chairpersons of standing committees in the Senate.