El-Rufai’s son, Ibori’s daughter and three other ex-governors’ children named Reps committee chairpersons

The House of Rep has appointed at least five  ex-governors’ children serving in the lower chamber as heads of major standing committees.

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor; Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, the daughter of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, and Olumide Osoba, the son of Segun Osoba, the former Governor of Ogun State were among the 134 chairpersons of Rep committees announced by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on Thursday, July 27.

Others are Adegboyega Adefarati, the son of Adebayo Adefarati, a former governor of Ondo State and Olamiju Akala, the son of Alao Akala, a former governor of Oyo State.

According to PremiumTimes, the junior El-Rufai, a first-timer who represents the Kaduna North Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, was appointed to serve as the chairman of the House Committee on Banking Regulation.

His father served as the Kaduna governor from 2015 to 2023 and was on Thursday nominated to serve as a minister by President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Abbas appointed Ms Ibori as the new Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

However,  Mr Adefarati, who represents the Akoko South-East/South-West Federal Constituency, is the chairperson of the House Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity.

Also, he served as commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs in Ondo State.

The senior Adefarati served as the governor of Ondo State from 1999 to 2003. He died in 2007 while preparing to run for president.