Senate President Godswill Akpabio Unveils Committee Appointments

In a notable development on Tuesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced key appointments for various Senate committees. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) takes the helm as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content and assumes the position of vice chairman for the Committee on Steel.

Akpabio further appointed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (APC, Ondo South) as the chairman of the Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, alongside 13 other senators assigned as chairmen and vice chairmen for different committees.

The committee appointments are as follows:

Committee on Steel – Chairman: Patrick Ndubueze
Vice Chairman: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Committee on Tourism – Chairman: Shuaibu Isa Lau
Vice Chairman: Ireti Kingigbe

Committee on State and Local Government Affairs:
-Chairman: Binos Yaroe
– Vice Chairman: Francis Fadahunsi

Committee on National Atomic and Nuclear Energy:
– Chairman: Sahabi Alhaji Yau
– Vice Chairman: Mustapha Khalid Ibrahim

Committee on Youth and Community Engagement:
– Chairman: Yemi Adaramodu

Committee on Sport Development:
– Chairman: Kawu Sumaila
-Vice Chairman: Ned Nwoko

Committee on Niger Delta Affairs:
Chairman: Babajide Ipinsagba
– Vice Chairman: Rev. Amos Kumai Yohanna

Committee on Art, Culture and Creative Economy: Chairman: Onawo Ogoshi, Vice Chairman: Okechukwu Ezea

Committee on Defence:
– Vice Chairman: Senator Joel Onowakpo

Committee on Petroleum Downstream Sector:
Chairman: Senator Ifeanyi Ubah
Viice Chairman: Babajide Ipinsagba

Committee on Solid Minerals Development: chairman: Sampson Ekong

Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission: Vice Chairman: Osita Ngwu

Establishment and Public Services Committee: Vice Chairman: Senator Sunday Katung

Committee on Housing: Vice Chairman: Victor Umeh

These appointments reflect a diverse assembly of senators tasked with steering key legislative agendas in their respective domains.