President Bola Tinubu has communicated to the Senate seeking the confirmation of the appointments of the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs.
President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio while reading the communication at the commencement of Plenary Tuesday noted that it is in line with the provisions of the Armed Forces Act.
This is the first communication from President Tinubu to the 10th Senate inaugurated on the 13th of June 2023.
Meanwhile, in anticipation of a supplementary budget from the executive, the Senate has set up a committee on Appropriation with Senator Adeola Olamilekan as Chairman and Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume Deputy chairman.
- Senate Committee on Selection:
Sen. Godswill Akpabio – Chairman
Sen. Jibrin Barau – Vice Chairman
Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele – Member
Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume – Member
Sen. David Umahi – Member
Sen. Oyelola Ashiru – Member
Sen. Simon Mwadkwon – Member
Sen. Kamorudeen Olalere Oyewunmi – Member
Sen. Darlington Nwokocha – Member
Sen. Rufai Hanga – Member
- Senate Committee on Rules and Business:
Sen. Titus Zam – Chairman
Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele – Vice Chairman
- Senate Committee on Senate Services:
Sen. Sunday Karimi – Chairman
Sen. Williams Eteng Jonah – Vice Chairman
- Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions:
Sen. Okechukwu Ezea – Chairman
Sen. Ibrahim Mustapha Khalid – Vice Chairman
- Senate Committee on Public Accounts:
Sen. Aliyu Ahmed Wadada – Chairman
Sen. Peter Onyeka Nwebonyi – Vice Chairman
- Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence:
Sen. Shehu Buba Umar – Chairman
Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong – Vice Chairman
- Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance:
Sen. Musa Garba Maidoki – Chairman
Sen. Ede Onueya Dafinone – Vice Chairman
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
Sen. Adeola Solomon Olamilekan – Chairman
Senator Ali Ndume – Vice Chairman
