UPDATED: Gbajabiamila names House committee chairpersons

Just before the House resolved to proceed on two month recess to
resume, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila finally announced chairmen of the
109 Standing Committees.

But not all members were happy as some members, especially
ranking ones, had frowns in their faces

Many wondered why the Director General of the Gbajabiamila/Wase
campaign organusatuon, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, was not featured on
the committee list.

He was not the only one. Former Minority Leader, Leo Orgor was
missing on the list.

So also was former Public Accounts Committee Chair, Hon.
Kingsley Chinda.

Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf, Hon. Chukwuka Onyeama and former chairman,
Public Petition Committee, Hon. Uzonma Nkem Abonta, were absent

The name of Hon. Yakubu Dogara former Speaker, and other
Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) were also absent.

Contrary to alleged promises to give opposition 60 committee
slots, the PDP got 21 chairs, 30 Deputy Chairs.

This ends a long wait for the Committee positions, on which to a
large extent, campaign promises were hinged.

The Speaker in the heat of his campaign pledged to give the
opposition parties a sizeable number of committees.

After the announcement, he however appealed to all those who
were unable to get chairman and deputy of various Standing
Committees to take it in good faith.

According to the list, Hon. Wale Raji (APC-Lagos) was named as
Chairman House Services; Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas, chairman Committee
on Army; Hon. Aliyu Betara (APC-Borno) as chairman House Committee
on Appropriations.

Hon. Abiodun Faleke (APC-Lagos) was named as Chairman House
Committee on Finance while Hon. Pascal Obi as chairman House
Committee on Health Institutions; Hon. Luke Onofiok as chairman
House Committee on Federal Judiciary; Hon. Akin Adeyemi as Chairman
House Committee on Communications; Hon. Jimi Benson as Chairman,
House Committee on Defence;

Similarly, Hon. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun) was named as Chairman House
Committee on Public Accounts while Hon. Abdullahi Bago (APC-Niger)
who contested against Speaker Gbajabiamila was appointed Chairman
House Committee on African Integration and Cooperation.

Hon. Jerry Alagbasowas appointed as Chairman Public Petitions;
Hon. Nasir Daura as chairman House Committee on Interior; Hon.
Aisha Dukku as Chairman House Committee on Electoral Matters; Hon.
Yusuf Buba, chairman House Committee on Foreign Affairs;

Hon. Tunji Ojo as chairman House Committee on Niger Delta
Development Commission; Hon. Tajudeen Abbas as Chairman House
Committee on Land Transport; Hon. Johnson Ogbuma as chairman House
Committee on Environment

Hon. Lynda Ikpeazu as chairman House Committee on Maritime
Administration & Education; Hon. Mohammed Jega as chairman
House Committee on Internally Displaced Persons and Hon. Jonathan
Gaza as chairman House Committee on Legislative Budget &
Research.

Also, Hon. Yusuf Kila as Chairman House Committee on Customs;
Hon. Hadija Bukar Ibrahim as chairman House Committee on North East
Development Commission; while Hon. Munir Baba as chairman House
Committee on Agricultural Production and Hon. Adamu Faggae as
chairman House Committee on Constituency Outreach.

Others are: Hon. Nicholas Mutu, Chairman House Committee on Gas;
Hon. Victor Nwokolo as Chairman House Committee on Banking &
Currency; Hon. Bello Kumo as chairman House Committee on Police;
Hon. Garba Datti as Chairman House Committee on Ports &
Harbours; Hon. Ibrahim Babagida as Chairman House Committee on
Capital Markets;

The list also has Hon. Abubakar Ado as chairman House Committee
on Information; Hon. Mustapha Dawaki as Chairman House Committee on
Housing; Hon. Yemi Adaramodu as Chairman House Committee on Youth
Development; Hon. Olumide Osoba as chairman House Committee on
Sports; Hon. Abdullahi Salami as chairman House Committee on
Poverty Alleviation;

Hon. Kabir Idris as chairman House Committee on Civil Society;
Hon. Femi Fakeye as chairman House Committee on Commerce; Hon.
Ifeanyi Momah as chairman House Committee on FCT Judiciary; Hon.
Abubakar Kabir as Chairman House Committee on Works; Hon. Benjamin
Kalu as chairman House Committee on Media; Hon. Nwokocha Darlington
as Chairman House Committee on Insurance;

A fourth term member, Abonta said people should not be aggrieved
by the distribution of the committee positions, saying since there
are more people than the available slots, the Speaker couldn’t have
satisfied everybody.

“It is not possible for Mr. Speaker to satisfy everybody. People
should not express shock. We are 360, he has just selected about
100 people. Even God didn’t satisfy everybody, he made some people
short, some tall, some fat and some slim.

“A lot of fourth term members were either left out of in places
that weren’t their choice, but that does not mean that they will
not be in the House and the new ones who got, they will learn. The
important thing is that there should not be hard feelings.

“It should not cause a problem. I will help to calm the
situation. For me, I want a united House. The important thing is
for us to forge ahead,” he said.

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Chief Judge Frees 29 Prison Inmates in
Bauchi

The Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar has
released a total number of 29 inmates during her 2019 first and
second quarter jail delivery exercise in the State.

The State Chief Judge in the company of members of the State
Administration of criminal Justice Committee visited the five main
Prisons in the State and two other Satellite Prisons where she
reviewed cases of awaiting trial inmates with minor offences and
released 29.

Briefing newsmen shortly after the exercise in Bauchi Prison,
Justice Rabi T.Umar decried the delay in the duplication of case
diaries of suspects with capital charges from the police and the
State Ministry for Justice. She urged the two agencies to work hand
in hand with a view to ensuring speedy dispensation of Justice. The
Chief Judge ordered the release of five inmates in Bauchi Prison
who have stayed for over five years without trial as their case
diaries could not be duplicated by the Police and their files could
not be found with the State Department of Public Prosecution.

While the State Chief Judge commended some Magistrates and
Sharia Court judges in the State for their diligence towards
effective dispensation of Justice, She however frowned at others
and summoned three of them to her office for obvious
irregularities.

In his remarks, the Controller of Prisons Bauchi State Command,
Suleiman T. Suleiman, commended the Chief Judge for carrying out
the exercise adding that it will go a long way in decongesting
Prisons in the State.

The jail delivery exercise saw the release of 6 inmates from
Jama’are Prison, 13 from Bauchi Prison, Misau 2, Azare 2, Alkaleri
4, Ningi 1 and Zaki 1 respectively, making a total number of
29.

DSP ADAM ABUBAKAR JIBRIN
COMMAND PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
NIGERIAN PRISONS SERVICE
BAUCHI STATE COMMAND.
aalgwallary@gmail.com