BUKOLA SARAKI ANNOUNCES CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES

Senate President Bukola Saraki has announced the chairmen of the different senate committees for the 8th Senate. The list read by Saraki during Plenary on Wednesday has:Senator Ben Murray Bruce as the chairman of the senate committee on privatisation while Senator George Akume heads the committee on Nigerian Army; Senator Dino Melaye heads the committee on Federal Capital Territory while Senator Ahmed Lawan heads Defence Committee. Full list of the committees and their chairmen are as foll 1) Water Resources: Mohammed Shittu 2) women Affairs: Oluremi Tinubu 3) Poverty Alleviation: Ali Wakil 4) States and LG: Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel 5) Trade and Investment: Fatimat Rasaki 6) Police Affairs: Abu Ibrahim 7) Power: James Manager 8) Privatization: Ben Murray-Bruce 9) Science and Tech: Senator Ajayi Boroffice 10) Land Transport: Gbenga Ashafa 11) Marine Transport: Ahmed Sani 12) Public Procurement: Mohammed Ohiare 13) Nat’l Identity: Kabiru Marafa 14) Dr. Lanre Tejuoso 15) ICT: AbdulFatai Buhari 16) INEC: Abubakar Kyari 17) Information and Nat’l Orientation: Eyinnaya Abaribe 18) Basic and Secondary Education: Aliyu Wammako 19) FCT: Dino Melaye 20) Finance: John Enoh 21) Foreign Affairs: Monsurat Sunmonu 22) Capital Market: Isiaka Adeleke 23) Culture and Tourism: Matthew Urhoghide 24) Customs and Excise: Adamu Aliero 25) Defence: Ahmed Lawan 26) Drugs and Narcotics: Joshua Lidani 27) Agriculture: Abdullahi Adamu 28) Army: George Akume 29) Anti Corruption: Chukwuka Utazi 30) Appropriation: Danjuma Goje 31) Aviation: Hope Uzodinma