Ministers: Speaker Abbas Appoints New Chairmen For 5 House Standing C’ttees

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has appointed new chairmen for some of the House Standing Committees following the nomination of some members of the House as Ministers by President Bola Tinubu.

Consequently, Abbas appointed new chairmen for five Standing Committees of the House.

They are; Hon. Mamudu Abdullahi – (APC, Niger) as Chairman, House Committee on Army, Hon. Pascal Agbodike – (APGA, Anambra) as Chairman, House Committee on Hydrological Services, and Hon. Dennis Idahosa (APC, Edo) as Chairman, House Committee on Healthcare Services.

Others include; Hon. Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo (YPP, Akwa Ibom) as Chairman, House Committee on Electronic and Digital Banking, and Hon. Bukar Talba (APC, Borno) as Chairman, House Committee on Institutional Reforms.

Abbas, in a statement he personally signed on Thursday, said the appointments followed the nomination of some members of the 10th House as Ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the attendant void in the leadership of the Committees.

The statement read: “Following the nomination of some members of the 10th House of Representatives as Hon Ministers by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and void in the leadership of some standing committees of the House, it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of (these) lawmakers to fill up the vacant positions:

“The appointments shall take immediate effect, while the legislative record shall be updated upon resumption of the House from recess.”

Recall that President Tinubu had nominated Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (APC, Ondo) and Hon. Yusuf Tanko Sununu (APC, Kebbi) as Ministers in his cabinet.