Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday named chairmen and members of need constituted standing committees.

The Committees include Senate on South South Development Commission (SSDC); South East Development Commission (SEDC); North West Development Commission (NWDC); South West Development Commission (SWDC) and North Central Development Commission (NCDC).

Members of the SSDC include: Senators Benson Sunday Konbowei (Chairman); Asuquo Ekpeyong (Vice Chairman); Onowakpo Thomas Joel, Benson Friday Agadaga,

Neda Bernards Imaseun, Allwell Heacho Onyesoh, Sampson Ekong, Samaila Dahuwa Kaila, Mustapha Musa, Chiwuba Patrick Ndubueze, Senator Idiat Oluranti Adebule, Saliu Mustapha.

Members of the SEDC include: Senators Kalu, Orji Uzor Kalu (Chairman); Anthony Ani (Vice Chairman);

Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi, Tony Nwoye, Osita Ngwu, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Kenneth Emeka Eze, Musa Mustapha, Lawal Adamu Usman, Umar Sadiq Suleiman, Fadeyi Oluwole Oluyibi, Onyekachi Peter Nwebonyi and Seriake Henry Dickson.

Senators named as members of the Senate Committee on NWDC are: Babangida Uba Hussaini (Chairman), Dandutse Muntari Mohammed (Vice Chairman), Suleiman Abdurrahman Kawu, Ibrahim Mustapha Khalid, Sani Zango Daura Nasiru, Abdulhamid Mallam-Madori Ahmed, Abubakar Abdulaziz Yari, Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi, Olugbenga Justus Daniel, Jimikuta David, Fasuyi Cyril Oluwole, Sunday Steve Karimi, Ibrahim Lamido, Sahabi Alhaji Ya?u and Austin Okwudiri Akobundu.

For the SWDC, Akpabio named Senators Yunus Abiodun Akintunde (Chairman), Shuaib Afolabi Salisu (Vice Chairman), Adeyemi Adaramodu, Adeniyi Ayodele Adegbonmire, Kamorudeen Olalere Oyewumi, Sanni Wasiu Eshilokun, Adenigba Francis Fadahunsi, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, Saliu Mustapha Aliyu Bilbis Ikra, Williams Eteng Jonah, Pam Mwadkon Dachungyan and Olugbenga Justus Daniel as members.

The members of the NCDC include: Senators Titus Tertenger Zam (Chairman), Isah Jibrin (Vice Chairman), Ashiru Oyelola Yisa, Mohammed Sani Musa, Ireti Heebah Kingibe, Sunday Steve Karimi, Diket Satso Plang, Onawo Mohammed Ogoshi, Udende Memga Emmanuel, Saliu Mustapha, Garba Musa Maidoki, Ipinsagba Emmanuel Olajide, Bassey Aniekan Etim, Abdul Ningi Ahmed, Osita Bonaventure Izunaso, Shehu Lawan Kaka, Babangida Uba Hussaini and Sani Abubakar Bello.

Besides Akpabio also named Senator Fadeyi Oluwole Olubiyi and Senator Sadiq Umar Sulieman as the new chairmen of the Senate Committees on Environment and Rules and Business respectively in a minor shakeup in the leadership of committees. (The Nation)

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