Saraki Reshuffles Committees’ Leaders In The Senate

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has, on Tuesday, announced the reshuffle of committees’ leadership in the Senate.

The changes are as follows:

– Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio — Vice Chairman of Committee on Local Content

– Senator Stella Oduah — Chairman of Committee Cooperation and Integration

– Senator Olamilekan Adeola — Chairman Committee on Local Content

– Sabo Mohammed — Chairman Committee on Trade and Investments

– Andy Uba — Chairman Committee on Interior from redeployed to Committee on Public Accounts

– Matthew Urhoghide, Chairman Committee on Public Accounts, from Culture and Tourism

– Fatimah Raji-Rasaki, Chairman of Culture and Tourism, from Trade and Investments,

– Mustapha Bukar, Chairman of Committee on Capital Market.

Some vice chairmen of committees were also affected:

– Mohammed Sani Mustapha, Vice Chairman Committee on Trade and Investments,

– Ademola Adeleke succeeded Adeola as Vice Chairman of Committee on Communications,

– Babajide Omoworare, Vice Chairman Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] caucus are raising dust over the retention of Andy Uba in the Committee on Public Accounts haven defected to All Progressives Congress [APC].

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