The Senate has announced the release of 69 standing committees’ chairmen and their deputies.
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan made the announcement at the plenary on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.
Some of the Committee chairmen are, Senators Barau Jibrin (Appropriations); Ali Ndume (Army ) Dino Melaye (Aviation), Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) Judiciary Committee.
Ibikunle Amosun (Capital Market, Ike Ekweremadu (Environment), Abubakar kyari (FCT), Adeola Olamilekan (Finance), Ibrahim Oloriegbe (Health), Sikiru Oshinowo (Industry), Kashim Shettima (Interior), Teslim Folarin (Local content), Adedayo Adeyeye (Media and Public Affairs), Bassey Akpan (Petroleum Resources upstream),and Mathew Urhoghide (Public Accounts), Danjuma Goje (APC, Gombe) Marine Transport, Uba Sani (APC, Kaduna) Banking, Insurance, and other financial institutions,
Others are Sen Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC, Kebbi) Air Force, Rochas Okorocha (APC, Imo) Culture and Tourism, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC, Sokoto) Defence, Sen Sabo Mohammed Nakudu (APC, Jigawa) Petroleum (Downstream), former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu (PDP, Enugu) Environment, Sen Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi) Works.