Akpabio names Natasha, others committee chairmen

<p>Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday named Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content as well as the vice chairman of the Committee on Steel.</p>, <p>Akpabio also appointed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (APC, Ondo South) as the chairman of the Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs and 13 other senators as chairmen and vice chairmen of different committees.</p>, <p>The appointments are as follows:</p>, <p>Committee on Steel―Patrick Ndubueze (chairman) and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (vice-chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on Tourism―Shuaibu Isa Lau (chairman) and Ireti Kingigbe (vice-chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on State and Local Government Affairs―Binos Yaroe (Chairman) and Francis Fadahunsi (vice-chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on National Atomic and Nuclear Energy―Sahabi Alhaji Yau (chairman) and Mustapha Khalid Ibrahim (vice-chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on Youth and Community Engagement―Yemi Adaramodu (chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on Sport Development―Kawu Sumaila (chairman) and Ned Nwoko (vice chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on Niger Delta Affairs―Babajide Ipinsagba (chairman) and Rev. Amos Kumai Yohanna (vice-chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on Art, Culture and Creative Economy―Onawo Ogoshi (chairman) and Okechukwu Ezea (vice-chairman).</p>, <p>Committee on Defence―Senator Joel Onowakpo (vice-chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on Petroleum Downstream Sector―Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (chairman) and Babajide Ipinsagba (vice-chairman).</p>, <p>Committee on Solid Minerals Development― Sampson Ekong (chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission―Osita Ngwu (vice-chairman)</p>, <p>Establishment and Public Services Committee, Senator Sunday Katung (vice-chairman)</p>, <p>Committee on Housing―Victor Umeh (vice-chairman).</p>