The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, announced the composition of 8 committees for the smooth working of the Red Chamber.
Akpabio himself chairs the selection committee, which has his Deputy and Senate Leader, Barau Jibrin and Opeyemi Bamidele as members.
Others are Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, and New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) Senator representing Kano Central, Rufai Hanga, as member.
Senator representing Benue North West, Titus Zam was announced as Chairman Committee on Rules and Business while, Senator Bamidele will serve as Deputy.
The duo of Senators Sunday Steve Karimi and William Jonah were announced as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the committee on Senate Service.
Meanwhile, no member of the main opposition party – Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) – was appointed into the seven Standing Committees.
By practice, the Committee on Public Accounts of both chambers are always conceded to the leading opposition party.
As in the 9th Senate where Mathew Urgohide (PDP, Edo South) was Chairman Senate Committee on PAC, Akpabio announced Social Democratic Party Senator Aliyu Wadada, representing Nasarawa West as Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts.
The opposition parties also lost out in the Senate Committee on Appropriation as Senator Akpabio announced two lawmakers on the platform of the ruling party– Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Olamilekan and Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume as Chairman and Deputy of the Committee.
In the 9th Senate led by Ahmad Lawan, incumbent Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin and Stella Oduah (PDP Senator who represented Anambra North) were Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively.
Incidentally, both Senators Olamilekan and Ndume are Director General and Chairman, Media and Account of the Stability Group that campaigned for the Akpabio-Barau ticket.
The Committee on National Security and Intelligent is to be headed by Senator Sheu Buba Umar.
Senator representing Ekiti South, Yemi Adaramodu is the Chairman of the Media Committee, while Senator Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi will serve as his Vice Chairman.
Other committee is Ethics, Privileges &Public Petition has Okey Ezea as Chairman and Ibrahim Khalid as vice chairman.
Legislative Compliance Committee has Buba Umar as chairman, and Asuquo Ekpeyong vice chairman.
Senator Sheu Buba Umar will preside as Chairman of Committee on National Security and Intelligence, while Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong would serve as his deputy.