Saraki names Andy Ubah, Stella Oduah, Omoworare, Heads Of New Committees
*Lists Akpabio, Adeleke, Omoworare Committee Vice Chairmen
The Senate leadership has again reshuffled the Standing Committees of the Upper Chamber in what members described as a strategic move to position the legislative arm for future challenges.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki during plenary announced the reconstitution of some key Committees which saw Senators Andy Ubah, Stella Oduah, Adeola Olamilekan , Nurudeen Adeleke and others, bagging strong committees.
Seven of the Committees were reshuffled, while four Senators got opportunities to be vice Chairmen of Committees.
As announced by Saraki, Senator Andy Ubah is now the Senate Committee Chairman on Interior having relinquished the Committee on Public Accounts for Senator Mathew Uroghide. Urhoghide was formerly the Senate Committee Chairman on Culture.
The defection of Senator Andy Ubah from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had necessitated the need for him to move over to the interior Committee since the Committee on Public Accounts is always reserved for the opposition.
Senator Sabo Muhammed is now to head the Committee on Trade and Investments, a position, hitherto held by Senator Raji Rasaki who now moves to Culture.
In the new arrangement, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, formerly the Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Communications is now to head the Committee on Local Content.
In the same vein, Senator Stella Oduah is now a substantive Chairman Committee on Cooperation and Integration, while Senator Bukar Mustapha now heads the Capital Market Committee.
Saraki also announced the name of Senator Nurudeen Adeleke, brother to the late Isiaka Adeleke as the Vice Chairman Committee on Communications as a compensation for the death of his brother who headed the Capital Market Committee.
Other Vice Chairmen Committees announced by Saraki include, Senator Moh’d Sani Mustapha, Trade and Investment, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Local Content and Babajide Omoworare, Judiciary, Human rights and Legal Matters
The Senate leadership had mid last year rejigged the Standing Committees of the Senate as a move towards pacifying some aggrieved members, while rewarding members considered as loyal.
Olufemi Samuel, Abuja
