By Adetokunbo FAKEYE
Nigeria, Abuja – The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, 17th July, 2024 reshuffled Senate Standing Committees.
In the minor reshuffle, Senator Ali Ndume who was in the morning removed as Chief Whip and vice chairmanship position on the Appropriation Committee following a complaint from the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Headquarters, where he was accused of making unguarded utterances against President Bola Tinubu was appointed as the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism.
Others who were affected by the reshuffle are, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, named as the new Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, replacing, Senator Mohammed Mongono who is now the new Chief Whip of the Senate and will also serve as the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation.
Senator Ned Nwoko is now Chairman of the proposed Committee on Reparation and Repatriation.
Senator Simon Lalong has been named Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agricultural Institutions, while Senator Musa Mustapha has been appointed as the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Livestock Development, a new ministry created by the federal government.
Also, the Senate dismissed a motion seeking to sanction Ali Ndume, over a statement made during an interview where he referred to the Lawmakers as “kleptomaniacs”.
Senator Fasuyi Cyril from Ekiti North raised a point of order urging the Senate to take action against Ndume for his remark.
The motion was unanimously rejected by Godswill Akpabio.
