THE Senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the implementation of emergency rule in Rivers State, following the suspension of democratic government in the state.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this at the resumption of sitting after the Easter recess on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
Akpabio stressed the need for having a committee like that of the House of Representatives to oversee the functions of the Sole Administrator and the Rivers State Government under emergency rule.
He named the chairman of the committee as Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and the Deputy as Minority Whip, Rufai Hanga.
Other members are Sen. Adamu Aliero (PDP- Kebbi), Sen. Osita Izunaso (APC-Imo), Sen. Osita Ngwu (PDP-Enugu), Sen. Kaka Shehu (APC-Borno), Sen. Aminu Abbas (PDP-Adamawa), and Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru (APC-Lagos).
Sen. Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC-Ondo), Sen. Sani Musa (APC-Niger), Sen. Simon Lalong (APC-Plateau), Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC-Cross River), and Sen. Adams Oshiomhole (APC-Edo) are also members.
The remaining members are Sen. Ireti Kingibe (LP-FCT), Sen. Onyekachi Nwaenboyi (APC-Ebonyi), Sen. Idiat Adebule (APC-Lagos), Sen. Ede Dafinone (APC-Delta), and Sen. Mohamed Maidori (APC-Jigawa), while Charles Bala will serve as the Clerk/Secretary of the committee.
“If there is a need to review, it will be after further consultations with our colleagues. But in the meantime, they have to get to work immediately,” Akpabio said.
