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Dogara, Jibrin miss out as Gbaja names heads of 105 committees

Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, and Abdulmumin Jibrin, a lawmaker from Kano, are not among the members of the lower legislative chamber named as heads of committees.

Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker, named heads of the house standing committees on Thursday.

This is even as nine additional committees have been set up, increasing the number from 96 to 105.

The setting up of the committees followed the adoption of the report by an ad-hoc committee reviewing the house standing order during plenary on Thursday.

The vice-chairmen of the various committees were also named while ad hoc and investigative panels were set up as well.

GBAJA’S ALLIES TAKE THE LEAD

A good number of those heading prominent committees are known allies of the speaker including Muktar Aliyu from Borno state who is the chairman of the appropriation committee and James Faleke from Lagos state who is the chairman of finance committee.

Abubakar Fulata is the new chairman of rules and business committee while Wole Oke is the chairman of the committee on public accounts.

Linda Ikpeazu heads committee on maritime while Tunji Ojo emerged is the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) committee.

Others are Abdulrazak Namdas who is in charge of the committee on army and Babajimi Benson heading that of defence.

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