Senate names Olamilekan Adeola Appropriations committee chairman, Ndume deputy

Senate names Olamilekan Adeola Appropriations committee chairman, Ndume deputy 

 

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday announced Olamilekan Adeola as chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Ali Ndume as deputy chairman..

Akpabio said the Appropriations committee was quickly set up in anticipation of any supplementary budget.

He also announced during plenary the selection committee for the composition of the Senate Standing Committees, numbering about 70.

The paniel is comprised of the two presiding officers and all the eight principal officers.

It will be chaired by Akpabio while Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, will serve as deputy.

Apart from the Appropriations committee, the Senate President also named the chairmen and deputy chairmen of some standing committees.

They are the 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).