Senate president
Bukola Saraki has announced Bayelsa state senator Ben Murray-Bruce and Kogi
state senator Dino Melaye as part of the Senate’s media team.
Saraki made this
announcement on Wednesday during the plenary on the floor of the upper chamber. The
two legislators are members of the senate’s ad-hoc committee on publicity,
alongside Enyinaya Abaribe, the senate’s former spokesperson, and two others,
Saraki announced.
The
team is led by Melaye.
Melaye,
an ally of the senate president, triggered reactions on Tuesday after he
accompanied Saraki’s wife, Toyin, to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), where she was interrogated on allegation of money
laundering.
Bruce,
owner of Silverbird television, has become known for his controversial
tweets since joining the senate.
Saraki
also announced the constitution of the Senate Selection Committee, Rules
and Business Committee, Ethics and Privileges Committee and ad-hoc Committee on
Publicity.
He
said the 18-member Senate Selection Committee, which holds the responsibility
of coordinating other committees, is to be headed by Ibrahim Gobir (APC Sokoto
East).
The
Rules and Business Committee will be headed by Babajide Omoworare (APC Osun
East), while Senate leader, Ali Ndume, will be his deputy as Kabir Marafa (APC
Zamfara Central), Barnabas Gemade (APC Benue) and five others are members.
Samuel
Anyanwu (APC Imo east) is to head the 11-member Ethics and Privileges Committee
and he is to be deputised by deputy leader of the Senate, Bala Ibn Na’Allah.
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