Akpabio has redeployed Uduaghan, Ningi, and Orji Uzor Kalu in Senate reshuffle, emphasizing regional development and budget defense responsibilities.
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday announced a shakeup in the chairmanship of the Senate Standing Committees and the creation of new ones.
Senators Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, Orji Uzor Kalu, and Abdul Ningi, among others, were affected in the new arrangement.
During a brief plenary, Akpabio announced the signing into law of five bills passed by the National Assembly including the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) Bill, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In the minor reshuffle of committees Akpabio appointed Senator Joel-OnowakpoThomas (APC – Delta South) as the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content.
He redeployed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi Central), its former chairman, to head the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations.
Akpabio also named Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC – Abia North), as chairman, of the newly created Senate Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC), with Senator Kenneth Eze as vice chairman. He named Senator Titus Zam as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on North Central Development Commission (NCDC), with Senator Isah Jibrin as vice chairman.
Senator Zam was hitherto the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business.
Akpabio also appointed Senator Austin Akobundu as the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Airforce, and directed him to preside over the budget defencesession of the Nigerian Air Force in the absence of its substantive Chairman, Senator Godiya Akwashiki.
During the plenary, the Senate President announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to some Bills passed by the National Assembly.
They included a Bill to establish the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, North Central Development Commission Bill, a Bill to establish the Federal Polytechnic Rano, Kano State, the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (amendment) Bill and a Bill to establish the Federal University of Health Sciences Tasfe in Zamfara State.”
Akpabio commended Tinubu for assenting to the five bills and commended his colleagues for their hard work.
