Wase, Betara, Doguwa, Faleke Make List As Abbas Names Standing Committees Chairmen

The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase and the former Majority leader, Alhassan Doguwa have been named as the Chairmen of two standing Committees.

The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbass unveiled the names of the chairperson of the 134 standing committees and their deputies on the floor of the House on Thursday.

The composition of the panels is in line with house standing rules which provide for the establishment of standing committees to carry out the oversight function on government agencies and programmes and address specific issues of national importance.

Some of the lawmakers who made the list as Chairpersons of committees are James Faleke (Finance); Muktar Betara (FCT); Akin Alabi (Works); Bamidele Salami (Public Accounts); Idris Wase (Federal Character); Leke Abejide (Customs); Jimi Benson (Defence); Ahmed Satomi (National Security) and Yusuf Gagdi (Navy).

Others are Alhassan Doguwa (Petroleum Resources Upstream); Ikenga Ugochinyere (Petroleum Resources Downstream); Sada Soli (Water Resources), and Wole Oke (Judiciary).