With the appointment of 12 committee chairmen from Kano state, of the 105 standing committees just announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, the state is the largest beneficiary of the speaker’s appointments.
Mr Femi Gbajabiamila on Thursday evening released the names with their various designation at the lower chamber in Abuja.
According to the list, Sha’aban Sharada (Kano Municipal) heads the National Security and Intelligence committee while Aminu Sulaiman Goro (Fagge) retains the chairmanship of Tertiary Institutions committee.
Others are Munir Babba (Kumbotso); Agricultural colleges and institutions, Mahmoud Abdullahi (Albasu/ Gaya/Ajingi); Petroleum resources (downstream), and Nasiru Ali Ahmed (Nassarawa); Public procurement.
The rest are Ali Muhammad (Wudil/Garko); Labour, employment and productivity, Abubakar Kabir Abubakar (Bichi); Works, Kabiru Idris (Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam); Civil Society and Development Partners, Mustapha Dawaki (Dawakin Kudu/Warawa); Housing and Habitat, Alhassan Rurum (Rano/Kibiya/Bunkure); Pension, Sani Bala (Kunchi/Tsanyawa) Public service matters, and Tijjani Jobe (Tofa/Rimin Gado/Dawakin Tofa); Rural Development.
