Speaker Abbas Unveils Chairmen, Deputy Of 134 House Standing C'ttees

* Bichi, Benson, Akume to chair Appropriations, Defence, NAFDAC * Betara, Gagdi, Wase get FCT, Navy, Federal Character

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has announced the names of the Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the 134 House Standing Committees.

Abbas, who announced the constitution of the Committees at the tail end of Thursday plenary on Thursday, named Hon. Abubakar Bichi as Appropriations Committee chairman; Hon. Babajimi Benson – Defence Chairman; Hon. Regina Akume, National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Committee chairman.

Hon. Muktar Betara is appointed to chair FCT Committee; Hon. Yusuf Gagdi – Navy; Idris Ahmed Wase – Federal Character, while Hon. Bamidele Salam of the PDP is Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, and Hon. Wole Oke will chair Judiciary Committee.

Others are Hon. Adamu Tanko – Diaspora; Hon. Okonta Chris – Climate Change; Hon. Chris Ogene – Renewable Energy; Hon. Bello el-Rufai – Banking Regulations, and Hon. Ibrahim Bukar-Ibrahim – Rural Electrification, among others.