Gbajabiamila’s speakership campaign DG, Hon Jubrin missing as he unveils chairmen of 105 standing committees

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday named the chairmen and deputy chairmen of the standing committees of the House.

At the plenary on Thursday, the Speaker also appointed several ad hoc committees and investigative panels.

Notably absent from the list is the Chairman of the Gbaja/Wase Campaign Director-General, Abdulmummin Jubrin.

Gbajabiamila appointed leaders for a total of 105 committees of the lower chamber of the National Assembly.

Chairmen were selected from across five political parties; the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and Action Alliance (AA).

According to the list, Hon. Wale Raji (APC-Lagos) was named as chairman House Services; Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas, chairman Committee on Army; Hon. Aliyu Betara (APC-Borno) as chairman House Committee on Appropriations.

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Hon. Abiodun Faleke (APC-Lagos) was named as Chairman House Committee on Finance while Hon. Pascal Obi as chairman House Committee on Health Institutions; Hon. Luke Onofiok as chairman House Committee on Federal Judiciary; Hon. Akin Adeyemi as Chairman House Committee on Communications; Hon. Jimi Benson as Chairman, House Committee on Defence;

Also, Hon. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun) was named as Chairman House Committee on Public Accounts while Hon. Abdullahi Bago (APC-Niger) who contested against Speaker Gbajabiamila was appointed Chairman House Committee on African Integration and Cooperation, among others.

After the announcement, Gbajabiamila appealed to all those who were unable to get chairman and deputy of various Standing Committees to take it in good faith.

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