Senate President Ahmed Lawan Names Chairpersons For 69 Senate Committees

Senate President Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Tuesday announced the chairpersons for the Senate Standing Committees.

The announcement of the 69 senate committees came after the lawmakers confirmed the 43 ministerial nominees and also unanimously voted to embark on an annual recess. The committees transcended party affliation and also had Senators of the opposition political parties heading strategic Committees.

Some of the committees are Appropriation which is chaired by Barau Jibrin; Finance, Adeola Olamilekan; Police, Dauda Jika; Defence, Aliyu Magatakarda; Army, Ali Ndume; NDDC, Peter Nwabaoshi; Agriculture, Abdullahi Adamu and INEC, Kabiru Gaya.