May 12, 2026

Lawan announces 69 Senate standing committee chairmen

By Muhammad A. Aliyu

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has announced 69 senators as chairpersons of various standing committees.

Okay.ng learnt that Lawan announced the chairpersons after the lawmakers unanimously voted to embark on an annual recess.

Some of the committees are Appropriation which is chaired by Barau Jibrin; Finance, Adeola Olamilekan; Police, Dauda Jika; Defence, Aliyu Magatakarda and Army, Ali Ndume.

Others are NDDC, Peter Nwabaoshi; Agriculture, Abdullahi Adamu and INEC, Kabiru Gaya.

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