The speaker of the house of representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has reshuffled some committee chairpersons after the ministerial appointment of Yusuf Sununu, lawmaker from Kebbi state.
Abbas had earlier announced the names of lawmakers who will chair 134 standing committees in the green chamber on July 27.
Consequently, President Bola Tinubu appointed Sununu as minister of state for education on Wednesday.
However, the speaker on Thursday, announced the reshuffling of committee chairpersons following Sununu’s appointment.
According to the speaker, “Following the nomination of some members of the 10th House of Representatives as Hon Ministers by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and 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.”
He noted that the appointments shall take immediate effect and the legislative record shall be updated when the House resumes from recess”.
The newly appointed commitee chairman on healthcare service who will replace Yusuf Sununu is Dennis Idahosa, a lawmaker from Edo state.
While Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo,a lawmaker from Akwa Ibom state, is to replace Idahosa as the chairman of electronic and digital banking committee.
Bukar Talba, Borno lawmaker, replaces Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo as chairman of institutional reforms committee.
Pascal Agbodike, lawmaker from Anambra state, takes over as chairperson of hydrological services committee from Mamudu Abdullahi, lawmaker from Niger state, who has been moved to serve as chairperson of the house committee on army.
