Saraki Compensates Ex-govs, PDP With Juicy Committees...See Names of Newly Appointed Chairmen

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday unveiled the names of the chairmen for the Senate's new standing committee. 

 

From the appointments, it was learnt that the Senate President on Wednesday, November 4, rewarded former governors and senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who engineered his emergence with juicy committees.

Out of the 65 committees unveiled at the end of yesterday’s sitting, APC got 41 while the PDP had 24. The number of committees was increased from 57 to 65 by the Saraki led Senate.

 

An analysis shows that former governors and PDP senators got most of the committees considered as ‘juicy or Grade A’ by members of the upper chamber.

 

The name of former Senate President David Mark was however missing from the list.

 

APC’s preferred candidate for the Senate Presidency, Ahmad Lawan, got the chairmanship of the Defence committee. Lawan chaired the public accounts committee in the seventh Senate. Senator Ahmad Sani Yarima, who moved the motion for Saraki’s emergence, got the chairmanship of Marine Transport committee while Dino Melaye, who seconded it, was rewarded with the chairmanship of the committee on Federal Character Territory (FCT). 

 

Former governors that got chairmanship of committees are Abdullahi Adamu (Agriculture), George Akume (Army),Danjuma Goje (Appropriations), Adamu Aliero (Customs, Excise and Tariff), Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Ecology and Climate change), Aliyu Wammako (Basic and Secondary Education), Sam Egwu (Industry) and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (National Planning and Economic Affairs). T. A. Orji is the only former governor that is not heading any committee.

 

PDP senators that were rewarded with juicy committees include Uche Ekwunife (Downstream Petroleum), John Owan Enoh (Finance), Bassey Albert Akpan (Gas), James Manager (Power), Joshua Dariye (Solid Minerals), and Ben Murray Bruce (Privatisation). Others are Hope Uzodimmma (Aviation), Duro Samuel Faseyi (Airforce), Andy Uba (Public Accounts), Gilbert Nnaji (Communications), Olaka Johnson Nwogu (Environment) and Peter Nwaboshi (Niger Delta).

 

Senators, whosupported Ahmed Lawan’s bid for the senate presidency, got committees considered to be less juicy. They include Abu Ibrahim (Police Affairs), wife of APC leader Oluremi Tinubu (Women Affairs), Barnabas Gemade (Housing), Kabiru Marafa (National Identity and National Population), while Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi got the Vice chairmanship of the Federal Character and Inter Governmental Affairs. 

 

A breakdown of the committees shows, Babajide Omoworare, chairman (Rules and Business), Ali Ndume (vice chairman); Ibrahim Gobir, chairman, (Senate Services), Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (vice chairman); Samuel Anyanwu, chairman (Ethics and Privileges), Bala Ibn Na’Allah (vice chairman); Andy Uba, chairman (Public Accounts), Gbolahan Dada (vice chairman);  and Shaaba Lafiagi, chairman (Security and Intelligence), David Jonah Jang (vice chairman).

 

Abdullahi Adamu, chairman (Agriculture), Theodore Orji (vice chairman); Duro Samuel Faseyi, chairman (Airforce), Ali Wakili (vice chairman); George Akume, chairman (Army), Ibrahim Danbaba (vice chairman); Godfrey Utazi, chairman (Anti - Corruption and Financial Crimes), Sani Mustapha (vice chairman); Danjuma Goje, chairman (Appropriation), Sunny Ogbuoji (vice chairman) and Hope Uzodimmma, chairman (Aviation), Bala Ibn Na’Allah, (vice chairman).

 

Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, chairman (Banking and Insurance), Achonu Nneji (vice chairman); Isiaka Adeleke, chairman (Capital Market), Ogola Foster (vice chairman); Gilbert Nnaji, chairman (Communications), Solomon Olamilekan (vice chairman); Abubakar Danladi, chairman (NEPAD), Baba Kaka Garbai (vice chairman); and Matthew Urhoghide, chairman (Culture and Tourism), Abubakar A. M(vice chairman).

 

Adamu Aliero, chairman (Customs, Excise and Tariff), Samuel Anyanwu (vice chairman); Ahmad Lawan, chairman (Defence), Jeremiah Useni (vice chairman);  Joahua Lidani, chairman (Drugs and Narcotics), Philip Gyunka (vice chairman); Uche Ekwunife, chairman (Downstream), Jibrin Barau (vice chairman); and Rose Oko, chairman (Diaspora and Civil societies) no vice chairman.

 

Bukar Abba Ibrahim, chairman (Ecology and Climate Change), Danjuma La’ah (vice chairman); Aliyu Wammako, chairman(Basic and Secondary education), Rose Oko (vice chairman); Suleiman Nazif, chairman (Labour and Productivity), T. A.  Orji (vice chairman); Olaka Nwogu, chairman (Environment), Oluremi Tinubu (vice chairman) and Emmanuel Paulker, chairman (Establishment and Public Service), Suleiman Nazif (vice chairman).

 

Dino Melaye, chairman (FCT), Mohammed Hassan (vice chairman); Salihu Egye, chairman (Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs), Suleiman Hunkuyi (vice chairman); John Enoh, chairman (Finance), Umaru Kurfi (vice chairman); Monsurat Sunmonu, chairman (Foreign Affairs), Shehu Sani, (vice chairman); Bassey Akpan, chairman (Gas), Abubakar Ahmadu (vice chairman) and Lanre Tejuosho, chairman (Health), Matthew Uroghide (vice chairman).

 

Barnabas Gemade, chairman (Housing), Francis Alimikhena (vice chairman); Buhari Abdulfatai, chairman (ICT and cybercrime), Ogola Foster (vice chairman); Abubakar Kyari, chairman (INEC), Nelson Efiong (vice chairman); Enyinnaya Abaribe, chairman (Information and National Orientation), Ibrahim Danbaba (vice chairman); and George Sekibo, chairman (Interior), Bayero Nafada (vice chairman).

 

Bayero Nafada, chairman (Inter - Parliamentary Affairs),  no vice chairman yet; Sam Egwu, chairman (Industry), Buhari Abdulfatai (vice chairman), David Umaru, chairman (Judiciary and Legal matters), Godswill Akpabio (vice chairman); Olugbenga Ashafa, chairman (Land Transport), Philip Aduda (vice chairman); and Shehu Sani, chairman (local and foreign debts), Philip Gyunka (vice chairman).

 

Ahmad Sani Yarima, chairman (Marine Transport), Ighotoya Amori (vice chairman); Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, chairman (Media and Public Affairs), Murray Bruce (vice chairman); Abdulsalami Ohiare, chairman (Public Procurement), Joshua Dariye (vice chairman), Kabiru Marafa, chairman (National Identity and Population), Abubakar Danladi (vice chairman); and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, chairman (National Planning and Economic Affairs), Yele Omogunwa (vice chairman). 

 

Isa Misau, chairman (Navy), Osinachukwu Ideozu (vice chairman); Peter Nwaboshi, chairman (Niger Delta), Abubakar Abdulrahman (vice chairman); Abu Ibrahim, chairman (Police Affairs), Stella Oduah (vice chairman); James Manager, chairman (Power), Bukar Mustapha (vice chairman); Mao Ohuabunwa, chairman (Primary Health and Communicable diseases), Nelson Effiong (vice chairman); and Ben Murray Bruce, chairman (Privatisation), Abdullahi Yahaya (vice chairman). 

 

Robert Boroffice, chairman (Science and Technology), Bashir Marafa (vice chairman); Joshua Dariye, chairman (Solid Minerals), Rilwan Adesoji (vice chairman);Abdulaziz Murtala Nyako, chairman (Special Duties), Sunny Ogbuoji (vice chairman); Obinna Ogba, chairman (Sports), Kabiru Marafa (vice chairman) and Abdullahi Gumel, chairman (States and Local Government), Kashamu Buruji (vice chairman). 

 

Binta Garba Masi, chairman (Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND), Tijjani Kaura (vice chairman); Fatimat Raji Rasaki, chairman (Trade and Investment), Sabo Mohammed (vice chairman); Donald Alaosaodura, chairman (Upstream Petroleum), Bassey Gershom (vice chairman); and Mohammed Shittu, chairman (Water resources), Emmanuel Bwacha (vice chairman). 

 

Oluremi Tinubu, chairman (Women Affairs), Stella Oduah (vice chairman), Kabiru Gaya, chairman (Works), Clifford Ordia (vice chairman), and Ali Wakili, chairman (Poverty Alleviation), Danjuma La’ah (vice chairman). 

 

The senate president urged the senators to intensify effort at discharging their duties. He said membership of the committees will be announced in due course.