Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Two senators from Anambra state have emerged as chairmen of two Senate committees after they were appointed by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
This was confirmed when Akpabio unveiled the leadership of the 10th Senate Standing Committees after the red chamber resumed from its break at 9.59pm Tuesday.
Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Chief Victor Umeh will be heading the Senate Committee on Diaspora, while Senator Ifeanyi Ubah emerged as the Chairman Senate Committee on State and Local Government Affairs.
In the appointments by Akpabio, immediate past President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, emerged as the Chairman, Committee on Defence while former Chief Whip of the 9th Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, emerged as Chairman of Committee on Privatisation.
Also, former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari is the Chairman, Committee on Water Resources.
The Senate Minority Leader in the 9th Assembly, Enyinnaya Abaribe was named Chairman Senate Committee on Power and the immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal clinched Housing Committee.
Others who emerged as Committee Chairmen include former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, who heads Interior Committee, and Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), who is Chairman, Committee on Finance.
Senator Abdulfatai Buhari (APC, Oyo North, Chairs Committee on Aviation, Osita Izunaso, Committee on Capital Market, and Neda Imasuen (LP, Edo South), Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.
Other Committee Chairmen announced by Akpabio are: Godiya Akwashiki (SDP, Nasarawa), Airforce Committee and Abdulfatai Buhari, who Chairs the Senate Committee on Aviation.
Also announced are: Establishment, headed by Senator Cyril Fasuyi; Ecology/Climate Change, Chaired by Senator Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa West on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Jide Ipisagba, who heads Petroleum Downstream.
Also announced by Akpabio include: Public Accounts, headed by Senator Aliyu Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa), Special Duties, Chaired by Senator Shehu Kaka and Works, which is headed by Senator Patrick Ndubueze.
Moreover, Senator Solomon Adeola heads Appropriations Committee, Abiru Tokunbo, Banking; Isa Jibril, Customs, Elisha Abbo, Culture and Tourism.
Furthermore, the Committee on Basic Education is headed by Senator Lawal Usman; Committee on Environment is under Senator Akintunde Yunus while the Committee on the Federal Capital Territory is Chaired by Senator Ibrahim Bomai.
Similarly, while Akpabio named Senator Sani Abubakar the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign affairs, he announced Senator Banigo Harry as the head of the Health Committee, and Aliyu Wamakko as the Chairman, Local and Foreign Debts Committee.
Former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Daniel Olugbenga is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Barinada Mpigi, heads Committee on Niger Delta, while Senator Mohammed Monguno heads the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
