By Abel Leonard Nzwanke
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly,Hon.Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, has announced 22 House standing committee chairmen and their members to pilot the affairs of the House.
Abdullahi while announcing the names of the House standing committees at the floor of the House in Lafia charged them to live above board while discharging their duties.
The House committee chairmen are:
Rules and Business Hon Tanko Tunga,Majority Leader, Hon Danladi Jatau,Minority Leader.
Others are, Works and Transport Hon Abdullazeez Danladi, Education,Science and Technology Hon Daniel Ogazi.
“Public Accounts committee, Hon.Abdullahi Angibi, Finance and Appropriation committee Hon Aliyu Dogara and the chairman,Local Government committee Hon Mohammed Alkali, Lands and Survey, Hon David Maiyaki.
Others are Hon Mohammed M, Planning, Budget and SDGs, Hon Mohammed Capital Market/Commerce and Industry and House committee on Youths and Sports Musa Iyimoga,”he said.
The speaker also announced Hon Usman Shafa as chairman,House committee on Health, Hon Ali Nana, chairman,House committee on Public Service and Pilgrims while Women Affairs committee is to be chaired by Hon Samuel Tsebe.
Also announced is Hon Abel Bala as the Chairman, House Welfare committee, Hon Mohammed Okpoku chairman,House committee on NASIEC,Multilateral Cooperative and Community Development, Hon Mohammed Omadefu Chairman, House committee on Information.
“Hon Zhekaba Iliya is to chair Housing and Environment committee Hon Ibrahim Akwe is the chairman, House committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
“The Committee on Water Resources and Rural Development is to be chaired by Hon Suleiman Adamu, Hon Suleiman Yakubu is to chair Urban and Regional Planning(NUDB) committee and Hon John Osewu is the chairman, Judiciary committee,”he added
Abdullahi further announced Hon Nehemiah Dandaura, the Deputy speaker of the House as the chairman,Project monitoring.
The speaker also urged them not to compromised while performing their committee oversight function in the interest of peace and development.
According to him, we have been sworn in for three months now and hence the need for the constitution of House standing committees to pilot the affairs of the House.
