Part of the committee's responsibilities is to allocate offices and seats to the new senators.
has constituted a 15-member committee to manage the welfare of the senators inaugurated on Tuesday.
The committee was constituted at a plenary presided over by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday.The committee is chaired by Isah Jibrin , while the vice chairman is Darlington Nwokocha.Other members are Ekpenyong Asuquo; Saliu Mustapha; Dandutse Mohammed; Francis Fadahunsi; Shuaibu Salisu; Aminu Abass; and Ibrahim Dankwambo.
Ireti Kingibe; Idiat Adebule; Ipalibo Banigo; Dave Umahi; Barinnada Degi-Ereminyo, and Bomoi Ibrahim Mohammed.
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