Akpabio Unveils 8 Senate Committees As Adeola Heads Appropriations

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday announced Chairmen of standing committees with senator Olamilekan Adeola emerging as the chairman of the committee on appropriations.

He will be deputised by Senator Ali Ndume, who’s the Chief Whip of the Senate.

Both senators are of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Akpabio who made the announcement at resumption of plenary said Senator Ahmed Wadada will chair the Public Accounts Committee, PAC.

PAC is usually chaired by the opposition party. Wadada, from Nasarawa State, is of the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

Other committees announced and their Chairpersons are:

Rules and Business — Titus Zam (chairman), Opeyemi Bamidele (deputy)

Senate Services — Sunday Karimi (chairman), Williams Eteng Jonah (deputy)

Ethics and Public Petitions — Okechukwu Ezea (chairman), Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha (deputy)

Public Accounts — Aliu Wadada Ahmed (chairman), Onyeka Peter (deputy)

National Security and Intelligence — Shehu Buba Umar (chairman)
Asuquo Ekpenyong (deputy)

Legislative Compliance — Garba Musa Maidoki (chairman), Ede Dafinone (deputy)

Media — Adeyemi Adaramodu (chairman), Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi (deputy)

Appropriations — Olamilekan Adeola (chairman), Ali Ndume (deputy)