The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has made minor changes to the leadership of some standing committees of the House to strengthen oversight and ensure efficiency.
Mr. Abbas announced the new leaderships during plenary in Abuja on Tuesday.
He stated that Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (NNPP-Kano) is the new Chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Habitat.
Other new leaders are Rep. Oluwole Oke (PDP-Osun), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee; Rep. Aminu Balele (APC-Katsina), Chair of the Army Committee; and Rep. Mamudu Abdullahi (APC-Niger), Chair of the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Jibrin, a fourth-term member of the House, had previously served as Chairman of the Committees on Finance, Appropriation, Transport, and Foreign Affairs.
In the Executive Arm, Jibrin had also served as Executive Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA).
The Speaker said that the oversight and jurisdiction of the House Committee on Housing and Habitat cover the Federal Ministry of Housing and its departments and agencies.
Mr. Oke had previously chaired the House Committees on Public Accounts and Judiciary, while Abdullahi and Balele chaired the House Committees on Army and Housing/Habitat, respectively.
The House also announced the constitution of an ad-hoc committee to investigate the closure of some businesses in the country.
The committee is to investigate the eventual exit of Messrs. Kimberly-Clark and several other business outfits from the country and will be chaired by Rep. Kayode Akiolu (APC-Lagos).
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