Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, has been appointed as a member of the Inter-governmental Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The APC named some of its stalwarts as chairmen and members of its standing committees.
According to a statement signed by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, the listed names were appointed into standing committees on Establishment, Finance, Publicity, Inter-governmental, Conflict and Reconciliation.
Some of those named included Chief Bisi Akande who chairs the Conflict and Reconciliation Committee with Aminu Masari as the deputy chairman and Nkem Okeke as secretary.
Similarly, Uguru Matthew Ofoke was named as chairman of Finance Committee while members included the Chairman and founder of BUA Cement, Abdulsamad Rabiu; chairman of Oriental Energy Resources, Mohammed Indimi; Chairman of Bet9ja, Kunle Soname; Tein Jack Rich and others.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun; Governor Hope Uzodimma; James Faleke, Solomon Adeola, and Femi Pedro were also listed as members of the committee.
The Publicity Committee is chaired by Felix Morka while Minister of Information and Strategy, Muhammad Idris; Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, among others are members of the committee.
The Inter-governmental Committee is chaired by Emma Eneuku while Betta Edu, Gbajabiamila, Umahi, Dakuku Peterside among others are members.
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The statement said the Standing Committees would be inaugurated on Wednesday, 6th December, 2023 at the APC National Secretariat, Abuja.