The Nigerian Senate will on Thursday, July 30, screen the
Service Chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
With the leadership crisis at the Upper Chamber finally
resolved, with the selection of principal officers on Tuesday, the lawmakers
are now set to begin their duties under a peaceful atmosphere, as they take up
the screening exercise as their first task.
The date for the screening was announced by the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, during Wednesday’s legislative proceedings at the
National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
President Buhari had written to the Senate on Tuesday,
requesting the legislators to screen and confirm the Service Chiefs.
The Service Chiefs are the Chief of Defence Staff,
Major-General Abayomi Olonishakin; Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Tukur
Buratai, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas and Chief of Air Staff,
Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
Also at the plenary, the Senate constituted three special
committees and one Ad-hoc Committee.
The Senate President announced that Senator Babajide
Omoworare would chair the Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator
Samuel Anyawu for Ethics and Privileges Committee and Senator Abdullahi Gobri
for Senate Services Committee.
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on publicity would also be
chaired by Senator Dino Melaye.
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