Akpabio Unveils Senate Committees Chairmen, Name Tinubu’s Ex-aide As Senate Committee Chairman On Marine Transport
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has named the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber, Senator Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni as the Chairman of the Committee on Marine Transport.
The Senate President announced the appointment on the floor of the Senate on Monday, 7 August, 2023, during plenary session.
Other committee chairmen named are,
President of the 9th Senate Ahmad Lawan (Defence), former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal (Housing), and former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole (Interior) were some of the senators appointed to chair committees.
Also appointed were Sen Godiya Akwashiki (Airforce), Buhari Abdul-Fata (Aviation), Osita Izunaso (Capital Market), Cyril Fasuyi (Establishment), Seriake Dickson (Ecology/Climate Change), Petroleum Downstream (Jide Ipisagba), Aliyu Wadada (Public Account), Shehu Kaka (Special Duties), Patrick Ndubueze (Works), Solomon Adeola (Appropriations), Musa Sani (Finance), and Abiru Tokunbo (Banking).
The new chairmen also included Isa Jubril (Customs), Elisha Abbo (Culture and Tourism), Victor Umeh (Diaspora), Lawal Usman (Education), Akintunde Yunus (Environment), Ibrahim Bomai (FCT), Sani Abubakar (Foreign Affairs), Banigo Harry (Health), Abubakar Yari, (Water Resources), Enyinaya Abaribe (Power), and Aliyu Wamakko (Local and Foreign Debts).
Others are Adamu Aliero (Land transport), Daniel Olugbenga (Navy), Barinada Mpigi (Niger Delta), Mohammed Monguno (Judiciary), Yemi Adaramodu (Youths and Sports), Ireti Kingigbe (Women Affairs), Orji Kalu (Privatization), Mustapha Salihu (Agriculture), Aliyu Bilbis (Communications) and Asuquo Ekpenyong (NDDC).
Before his election into the Senate, Senator Eshilokun Sanni has a rich legislative experience spending 12 years in the Lagos State House of Assembly, eight of which he was the Assembly Deputy Speaker.
He also has rich experience at Executive level serving as a two-term Chairman of the oldest Local Government in Nigeria, Lagos Island Local Government as well as serving as a Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the later’s second term as Governor of Lagos State.
Administratively, he has served as the Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) before it merged with other parties to form the All Progressives Congress (APC).