Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - STAR INFORMATION: House of Representatives 8th Assembly Standing Committees

This is interesting to say the least. Is there any democracy, apart from Nigeria, where this happens? Where members of opposition are allowed to chair standing committees in parliament? Are there not enough members from the majority party to chair these committees? 

In democracy especially like ours where independent candidates can't stand for elections, is one not supposed to be elected based on manifesto of one's party, and when in parliament drive the same manifesto? If the opposition control many critical committees, as it is now, and are opposed to the ruling party policies, how would such policies be achieved? And why would the ruling party reward the opposition even over its members? 

This democracy is really crazy.

Thanks,

Bayo.

On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 5:29 AM, Mobolaji Aluko <alukome@gmail.com> wrote:

STAR INFORMATION:  House of Representatives 8th Assembly Standing Committees  

Courtesy: Nigerianmuse.com

               October 31, 2015

Leadership Distribution by State and by Geo-political zone

	State	#Chair	#Vice-Chairs	Total
1	Ekiti	1	0	1
2	Lagos	4	5	9
3	Ogun	2	4	6
4	Ondo	1	2	3
5	Osun	3	2	5
6	Oyo	4	1	5
	SW	15	14	29
7	Abia	4	2	6
8	Anambra	3	3	6
9	Ebonyi	2	1	3
10	Enugu	4	1	5
11	Imo	4	3	7
	SE	17	10	27
12	Akwa-Ibom	2	3	5
13	Bayelsa	2	1	3
14	Cross-Rivers	1	3	4
15	Delta	4	2	6
16	Edo	2	3	5
17	Rivers	3	5	8
	SS	14	17	31
18	Jigawa	1	4	5
19	Kaduna	4	4	8
20	Kano	6	8	14
21	Katsina	2	6	8
22	Kebbi	1	2	3
23	Sokoto	3	3	6
24	Zamfara	2	2	4
	NW	19	29	48
25	Adamawa	3	0	3
26	Bauchi	2	4	6
27	Borno	3	2	5
28	Gombe	2	1	3
29	Taraba	1	2	3
30	Yobe	2	1	3
	NE	13	10	23
31	Benue	3	5	8
32	Kogi	2	2	4
33	Kwara	3	2	5
34	Nasarawa	2	1	3
35	Niger	2	4	6
36	Plateau	4	1	5
	NC	16	15	31
37	FCT	1	1	2
	Vacant	2	1	3
	TOTAL	97	97	194

S/N	COMMITTEES	CHAIRMAN	STATE	PARTY	VICE-CHAIRMAN	STATE	PARTY
1	FCT Judiciary	Laori B. Kwamoti	Adamawa	APC	Muntari Danduste	Katsina	APC
2	Rules and Business	Orker Jev Emmanuel	Benue	APC	Olabode Ayorinde	Ondo	APC
3	Agricultural Production and Services	Mohammed T. Monguno	Borno	APC	Muktar M. Chiromawa	Kano	APC
4	Civil Societies and Development Partners	Peterson Akpatason	Edo	APC	Williams Samuel Olusegun	Ogun	APC
5	Electoral Matters and Political Party Matters	Aishatu Jibril Dukku	Gombe	APC	Zakari Angulu	FCT	APC
6	Health Care Services	Chike John Okafor	Imo	APC	Mohammed Usman	Kaduna	APC
7	Interior	Jagaba Adams Jagaba	Kaduna	APC	Patrick Aisowieren	Edo	APC
8	Poverty Alleviation	Mohammed Alik Wudil	Kano	APC	Sid Yakubu Karasuwa	Yobe	APC
9	Finance	Babangida Ibrahim	Katsina	APC	Chukwukere Austin Ekechukwu	Imo	APC
10	Special Duties	Nasiru Sani Zangon Daura	Katsina	APC	Adepoju Adeyemi Sunday	Oyo	APC
11	Governmental Affairs	Husseini Suleiman Kanagiwa	Kebbi	APC	Isiaka A. Ibrahim	Ogun	APC
12	Steel	Idrisu Lawal Mohammadu	Kogi	APC	Lawal Maina Mahmud	Borno	APC
13	Anti-Corruption	Akinloye Babatunde Hazeez	Lagos	APC	Aminu Tukur Idris	Katsina	APC
14	Customs and Exercise	James Abiodun Falake	Lagos	APC	Rufai Ahmed Chachagi	Kaduna	APC
15	Treaties, Protocoal and Agreements	Balogun Yakub Abiodun	Lagos	APC	Aliyu Danladi	Kebbi	APC
16	Aids, Loans and Debts Management	Adeyinka Ajayi	Osun	APC	Safana A. Dayyabu	Katsina	APC
17	Legislative Compliance	Abiodun Olusupo Adeola	Oyo	APC	Abubakar Chika Adamu	Niger	APC
18	Urban Development and Regional Planning	Olatoye Temitope Sugar	Oyo	APC	Mohammed Fagen Gauo	Jigawa	APC
19	Federal Character	Ahmed Idris Wase	Plateau	APC	Darlinton Nwokocha	Abia	APGA
20	Public Safety and Intelligence	Aminu Sani Jaji	Zamfara	APC	Shiddi Usman Danjuma	Taraba	APGA
21	Constituency Outreach	Lawal Abubakar Garba	Adamawa	APC	Bede Eke Uchenna	Imo	PDP
22	Media and Public Affairs	Abdulrazak Sa'ad Hamdas	Adamawa	APC	Gaza Jonathan	Nasarawa	PDP
23	Police Affairs	Hauru Dauda Jika	Bauchi	APC	Udende Emmanuel Memga	Benue	PDP
24	Privatization and Commercialization	Ahmed Yerima	Bauchi	APC	Shadimu Mutiu A.	Lagos	PDP
25	Federal Capital Territory	Herman Hembe Iorwase C.	Benue	APC	Ogun Sargius Oseacochie	Edo	PDP
26	Defence	Muktar Betara Aliyu	Borno	APC	Solomon Ahwinahwi	Delta	PDP
27	Emergency and Disaster Preparedness	Satuman Jibrin	Borno	APC	Ali Isa J.C.	Gombe	PDP
28	Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC)	Yunusa Ahmad Abubakar	Gombe	APC	Solomon Maren	Plateau	PDP
29	IDPs, Refugees and Initiatives on North-East	Mohammed Sani Zoro	Jigawa	APC	Adaji Awulu Ezekiel	Benue	PDP
30	Pensions	Hassan Adamu Shekarau	Kaduna	APC	Michael Iron Etaba	Cross-Rivers	PDP
31	Solid Minerals Development	Garba Datti Muhammed	Kaduna	APC	Adamu O. Entonu	Benue	PDP
32	Appropriations	Abdulmumin Jibrin	Kano	APC	Chris Emeka Azubago	Anambra	PDP
33	Housing	Mustapha Bala Dawaki	Kano	APC	Danladi Saido	Taraba	PDP
34	House Services	Nasiru Baballe Ila	Kano	APC	Omosede I. Gabriella	Edo	PDP
35	Sustainable Development Goals	Tijani Abdulkadir Jobe	Kano	APC	Ukoete L. Emmanuel	Akwa-Ibom	PDP
36	Tertiary Education and Services	Aminu Suleiman	Kano	APC	Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe	Cross-Rivers	PDP
37	Basic Education and Services	Mohammed Zakari	Kwara	APC	Chukwuemeka Anohu	Anambra	PDP
38	Justice	Razak Olatunde Atunwa	Kwara	APC	Blessing Nsiegbe	Rivers	PDP
39	Water Resources	Aliyu Bahago Ahman Pategi	Kwara	APC	Shehu Nicholas Garba	Kaduna	PDP
40	Maritime Safety, Education and Administration	Mohammed Umaro Bago	Niger	APC	Solomon Adaelu Ezinwa O.	Abia	PDP
41	Population	Mohammed Abdulkadir Mahmud	Niger	APC	Akinjo Kolade Victor	Ondo	PDP
42	Financial Crimes	Oladele Kayode	Ogun	APC	Goodluck Opiah Nnanna	Imo	PDP
43	Insurance and Actuarial Matters	Olufemi Fakeye	Osun	APC	Daniel Henry Ofongo	Bayelsa	PDP
44	Telecommunications	Saheed Akinade Fijabi	Oyo	APC	Chukwuemeka Ujam	Enugu	PDP
45	Federal Judiciary	Aminu Shehu Shagari	Sokoto	APC	Kenneth Anayo Chikere	Rivers	PDP
46	Land Transport	Amin Sani Isa	Sokoto	APC	Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid	Ogun	PDP
47	Navy	Abdussamad Dasuki	Sokoto	APC	Awaji Ihombek Abiante	Rivers	PDP
48	Sports	Goni Bukar Lawan	Yobe	APC	Anayo Nnebe	Anambra	PDP
49	Industry	Abubakar Husaini Moriki	Zamfara	APC	Jerome Amada Eke	Rivers	PDP
50	FOI (Reform of Government Institutions)	Gabriel Okoye Onyenwife	Anambra	APGA	Garba Ibrahim	Kano	APC
51	Aviation	Oneyjeocha Nkeruka Chidubem	Abia	PDP	Isa Salihu Bashir	Sokoto	APC
52	Climate Change	Samuel Ifeanyi Onuigbo	Abia	PDP	Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade	Ogun	APC
53	Foreign Affairs	Elendu-Ukeji Nnena U.	Abia	PDP	Ibrahim Abubakar Dutse	Jigawa	APC
54	Public Petitions	Abonta Uzoma Nkem	Abia	PDP	Abubakar Hassan Fulata	Jigawa	APC
55	Inter-Parliamentary Relations	Samuel Okon Ikon	Akwa-Ibom	PDP	Diya Oyewole Babafemi	Lagos	APC
56	Drugs and Narcotis	Eucharia Azodo Okwunna	Anambra	PDP	Samaila Suleima	Kaduna	APC
57	National Planning and Economic Development	Jephter Foingha	Bayelsa	PDP	Bashir Babale	Kano	APC
58	Airforce	Samson Okwu	Benue	PDP	Lawal Muazu	Zamfara	APC
59	Power	Daniel Asuquo Effiong	Cross-Rivers	PDP	Mohammed Garba Gololo	Bauchi	APC
60	Niger Delta Development Commission	Nicholas Mutu Ebomo	Delta	PDP	Kabiru Marafa Achida	Sokoto	APC
61	Women in Parliament	Evelyn Omavowan Oboro	Delta	PDP	Asabe Valita Bashir	Borno	APC
62	Agricultural Colleges and Institutions	Linus Okorie Abaa	Ebonyi	PDP	Abullahi Kontagora	Niger	APC
63	Commerce	Sylvester Ogbagba	Ebonyi	PDP	Aminu Ashiru Mani	Katsina	APC
64	Culture and Tourism	Ihama Omoregie Ogbeide	Edo	PDP	Salihu Adamu Shadafi	Niger	APC
65	Cooperation and Integration in Africa	Kingsley Sunny Ibenyi	Enugu	PDP	Tasir Olawale Raji	Lagos	APC
66	Ports, Harbours and Waterways	Patrick Asada O.	Enugu	PDP	Kabir Ajanah Mohammed	Kogi	APC
67	Works	Tobi Okechukwu	Enugu	PDP	Abubakar Amada-Kannike Garba	Kwara	APC
68	Banking and Currency	Chukwudi Victor Jones O.	Imo	PDP	Salisu Zakari Ningi	Bauchi	APC
69	Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA)	Jerry Alagbaso	Imo	PDP	Abullahi M. Wammako	Sokoto	APC
70	Labour, Employment and Productivity	Ezenwa Onyewuchi Francis	Imo	PDP	Munir Babba Danagundi	Kano	APC
71	Delegated Legislation	Simon Y. Arabo	Kaduna	PDP	Babajimi Benson	Lagos	APC
72	Diaspora Matters	Rita Orji	Lagos	PDP	Shehu Aliyu Musa	Bauchi	APC
73	HIV, AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control	Emmanuel Daid Ombugadu	Nasarawa	PDP	Saidu Yusuf Miga	Jigawa	APC
74	Information Technology	Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo	Nasarawa	PDP	Ahmed Garba Bichi	Kano	APC
75	Petroleum Resources (Downstream)	Akinlaja Joseph Irnola	Ondo	PDP	Danlami Mohammed Kurfi	Katsina	APC
76	Public Procurement	Busayo Oluwole Oke	Osun	PDP	Nasiru Sule Garu	Kano	APC
77	Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values	Odendumi Olusegun Dokun	Oyo	PDP	Lawali Hassan Anka	Zamfara	APC
78	Human Rights	Pwajok E. Gyang	Plateau	PDP	Moyeed Alabi	Osun	APC
79	Health Institutions	Betty Apiafi	Rivers	PDP	Muhammed Umar Jega	Kebbi	APC
80	Publc Accounts	Kingsley O. Chinda	Rivers	PDP	Ibrahim Baba	Bauchi	APC
81	Public Service Matters	Gogo Bright Tamuno	Rivers	PDP	Sani Bala	Kano	APC
82	Army	Rim M. Shawulu Kwewum	Taraba	PDP	Princess Olufunke Adedoyin	Kwara	APC
83	Lake Chad	Sabo Garba	Yobe	PDP	Ahmed Abu	Niger	APC
84	Local Content	Emmanuel Okon	Akwa-Ibom	PDP	Hassan Saleh	Benue	PDP
85	Environment and Habitat	Obinna Chidoka	Anambra	PDP	Boma Godhead	Rivers	PDP
86	Gas Resources	Agbedi Frederick Y.	Bayelsa	PDP	Albert Abiodun Adeogun	Osun	PDP
87	Ethics and Privileges	Ossai Nicholas Ossai	Delta	PDP	Emma Egwa	Kogi	PDP
88	Petroleum Resources (Upstream)	Victor Onyemachi Nwokolo	Delta	PDP	Mark Gbillah	Benue	PDP
89	Youth Development	Segun Adekola Alexander	Ekiti	PDP	Iboro Asuquo Ekanem	Akwa-Ibom	PDP
90	Women Affairs and Social Development	Princess Uchenna Obiageli N. Stella	Enugu	PDP	Owodaigha Ime Ekpoatai	Akwa-Ibom	PDP
91	Capital Market and Institutions	Yusuf Ayo Tajudeen	Kogi	PDP	Nwulu Tony Chinedu	Lagos	PDP
92	Rural Development	Ladipupo Adebutu	Ogun	PDP	Anaya Edwin	Ebonyi	PDP
93	Legislative Budget and Research	Timothy Golu S.	Plateau	PDP	Ochiglegor Idagbo	Cross-Rivers	PDP
94	Science and Technology	Beni Lar	Plateau	PDP	Onyemaechi Joan Mrakpor	Delta	PDP
95	FCT Area Councils and Ancillary Matters	Zaphania Jisalo	FCT	SDP	Kabir Shaaibu	Katsina	APC
96	Niger Delta Affairs	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	Nassiru Ali Ahmed	Kano	APC
97	Selection	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant

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