Senate President Godswill Akpabio has also announced the formation of many standing committees, including Appropriations, Public Accounts, Ethics, and Public Petitions and Establishment.
Senator Solomon Adeola will chair the Appropriations Committee, while Senator Ahmed Wadada will chair the Public Accounts Committee, according to Akpabio, who spoke at Tuesday’s plenary session.
The Senate President also read a letter from President Bola Tinubu to the Senate, in which he requested approval of newly appointed service chiefs.
He stated that the service chiefs would be examined by the entire Senate on an unannounced date in the Senate Chamber.
Last week, the President similarly asked the House of Representatives to confirm the newly appointed service chiefs.
The Speaker, Abass Tajudeen, read the President’s letter at opened Thursday plenary session.
On June 19, Tinubu replaced all the service chiefs with immediate effect.
The ousted security chiefs included retired Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (National Security Adviser), Lucky Irabor (Chief of Defence Staff), Faruk Yahaya (Chief of Army Staff), Awwal Gambo (Chief of Naval Staff), and Isiaka Amao (Chief of Air Staff).
The new appointees include Nuhu Ribadu (National Security Adviser), Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa (Chief of Defence Staff), Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja (Chief of Army Staff), Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla (Chief of Naval Staff), and AVM Hassan Abubakar (Chief of Air Staff).
The new office holders have since resumed in an acting capacity awaiting confirmation by the National Assembly.