Tajudeen Abbas

Hon Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has announced the appointment of five lawmakers as Chairmen of Standing Committees.

The Speaker made the announcement in a personally signed statement released on Thursday.

According to him, the appointments followed the nomination of some members of the 10th House of Representatives as honourable Ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the need to fill the leadership created in some standing committees of the House following the appointment.

The newly appointed chairmen consist of four lawmakers who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while one lawmaker is from the Young Progressives Party (YPP).

Abbas noted that the House records will be updated accordingly when the lawmakers resume from recess.

The Speaker’s statement reads: “Following the nomination of some members of the 10th House of Representatives as honourable Ministers by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 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

“Hon. Bukar Talba (APC, Borno): Chairman, House Committee on Institutional Reforms

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