The Senate has announced the names of chairmen and vice-chairmen of its 69 standing committees just as it proceeded on its end of session recess. It resumes plenary session on the 24th of September, 2019.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who announced the names Tuesday, disclosed that his main challenger in the contest for the Senate Presidency, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has been made the chairman of the committee on army while former Gombe governor, Danjuma Goje, who withdrew from the race a week to the election becomes the chairman of the committee on Marine and land transport.
The chairmanship of the Appropriation Committee went to Senator Jibrin Barau. Also named were: Senators Jubril Barau (Appropriation), Dino Melaye (Aviation), Uba Sani (Banking), Ibikunle Amosun (Capital Market), Oluremi Tinubu (Communications), Ike Ekweremadu (Environment), Solomon Olamilekan (Finance) and Sam Egwu (Housing).
Others are Senatirs Kabir Gaya (INEC), Opeyemi Bamidele (Judiciary), Danjuma Goje (Marine Transport), Clifford Ordia (Local and Foreign Debt), Adedayo Adeyeye (Media and Public Affairs), Ali Ndume (Army), James Manager (Gas), Teslim Folarin (Local content), Aliyu Wammakko (Defence), Albert Bassey (FERMA), George Sekibo (Navy) and Abubakar Kyari (FCT).