Abbas Reshuffles Five Standing Committees

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has reshuffled five standing committees announced last month before the green chamber went on recess.

Abbas, in a statement he personally signed on Thursday, said the reshuffling became imperative following the appointment of some lawmakers as ministers by President Bola Tinubu.

He said: “Following the nomination of some members of the 10th House of Representatives as Hon Ministers by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and void in the leadership of some standing committees of the House, it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of the following lawmakers to fill up the vacant positions:

“Hon. Mamudu Abdullahi (APC, Niger) – Chairman, House Committee on Army; Hon. Pascal Agbodike – (APGA, Anambra) – Chairman, House Committee on Hydrological Services; Hon. Dennis Idahosa (APC, Edo) – Chairman, House Committee on Healthcare Services; Hon. Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo (YPP, Akwa Ibom) – Chairman, House Committee on Electronic and Digital Banking and Hon. Bukar Talba (APC, Borno) – Chairman, House Committee on Institutional Reforms.”

The Speaker noted that the appointments take immediate effect, while the legislative record shall be updated upon resumption of the House from recess.