Senators Jimoh Ibrahim , Natasha, others emerge Chairmen of Senate Committees

By Iyojo Ameh

Senators Jimoh Ibrahim representing Ondo South,,Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central, Kawu Summaila representing 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 proceeded 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)