Former Governor of Abia State, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, was on Tuesday named to head the Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission (SEDC).
A similar position went to Sen. Babaginda Hussaini (APC, Jigawa North-West), who now chairs the Senate Committee on North-West Development Commission (NWDC).
Another lawmaker, Sen. Titus Zam (APC, Benue North-West), heads the Senate Committee on North-Central Development Commission (NCDC).
To serve as Kalu’s deputy on the SEDC committee is Sen. Kenneth Eze (APC, Ebonyi-Central), while Sen. Isa Jibrin (APC, Kogi-East) is the deputy to Sen. Zam on the NCDC ‘s committee.
The lawmakers were named to head the committees by the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.
The development followed the signing into law the bills establishing the respective commissions by President Bola Tinubu.
The duty of the Senate committees is to oversee the activities of the commissions, including their budgets and projects.
Akpabio also reshuffled the leadership of some standing committees, resulting in Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi-Central), now heading the Senate Committee on FERMA.
Ningi, until the latest minor reshuffle, chaired the Committee on National Population and NIMC.
Kogi-Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was moved from the Committee on Local Content to chair the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisation.
Anambra-Central senator, Victor Umeh, previously chaired the Committee Diaspora/NGO, who is now succeeded by Akpoti-Uduaghan, while Umeh succeeds Ningi as the chair of the Committee on National Population/NIMC.
Other changes were Sen. Garba Maidoki, taking over from Sen. Abdulrahman Suleiman Kawu as the Chairman Committee on Sports Development; and Sen. Joel Thomas as the new chairman Committee on Local Content.
