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Akpabio reshuffles Senate committees, demotes Ndume to tourism

The Senate did a minor reshuffling of its standing committees on Wednesday in addition to creating an entirely new Committee on Livestock to oversee the just-established Ministry of Livestock Development.

 

The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, announced the changes soon after Sen. Ali Ndume was removed as the Majority Whip.

 

He was replaced by fellow Borno compatriot, Sen. Mohammed Monguno (Borno-North).

 

Monguno also replaced Ndume as the Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, while Ndume was redeployed to chair the Committee on Tourism.

 

The Senate President said, “With the elevation of Distinguished Senator (Mohammed) Tahir Monguno to the position of the Majority Whip of the Senate, his committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters will now go to the only Senior Advocate of Nigeria that we have in the 10th Senate.

 

“Senator Adegbonmire Adeniyi SAN

now becomes the Senate Chairman on the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.

 

“The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism becomes Senator Muhammad Ali Ndume.

 

“The  Chairman of the Senate committee on the proposed Reparation and Repatriation becomes Senator Ned Nwoko.

 

“The deputy chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, in line with our earlier practice, lies with Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno in addition to being the Chief Whip of the Senate.

 

“The Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism is Senator Anthony Ani.

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“In line with the spirit of togetherness and forgiveness, Senator Abdul Ningi retains his earlier position of Senate Committee Chairman on Population.

 

“The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agri-Institutions, becomes Senator, Simon Lalong.

 

“Senator Saliu Mustafa, becomes the chairman of Senate Committee on Livestock Development, a new ministry just created. Any further changes shall be announced in due course.”

John Ameh

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