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Senate has announced Sen Orji Uzor Kalu(APC-Abia) and Sen..Babangida Hussaini (APC-Jigawa).
\nas Chairmen, Senate Committees on South East Development Commission and North -West Development Commission.<\/p>\n
Also named as Vice Chairmen of the committees are Sen.Mohammed Dandutse (Katsina-APC),North -West Development Commission and Sen.Ken Eze (APC-Ebonyi )South East Development Commission.<\/p>\n
Senate also appointed Sen.Titus Zam(APC-Benue),
\nwho was formerly Chairman Committee on Rules and Business as Chairman Committee on North Central Development Commission is Sen Titus Zam(APC-Benue).<\/p>\n
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio made the announcements at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Akpabio also announced Sen.Abdul<\/p>\n
Ningi(PDP-Bauchi) as new Chairman,Committee on Sports Development, while Sen.Victor Umeh(LP -Anambra),who was formerly Chairman, Committee on Diaspora was appointed Chairman Committee on National Population and Identity.<\/p>\n
Akpabio also announced Sen.Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,(PDP-Kogi) formerly Chairman of local content committee as new Chairman Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs).<\/p>\n
Sen.Joel-Onowakpo Thomas(APC-Delta)was appointed the new Chairman, Committee on Local Content.<\/p>\n
Akpabio also named Sen. Isa Jubril (APC-Kogi) as Deputy Chairman on Rules and Business, saying that announcement of the new Chairman for the committee,who should be a versatile lawmaker, familiar with rules of the senate would be made in due course.<\/p>\n
Senate thereafter adjourned plenary to Wed Feb.5, after paying tribute and observing a minute silence in hour of Rep Adewumi Onanuga, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House, who died on Jan.15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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