Africa-Press – Nigeria. Senate President Godswill Akpabio has named the Senator representing Bayelsa Central, Dr Benson Friday Konbowei, as Chairman of the Standing Committee on South-South Development Commission.
Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong was named vice chairman of the committee.
Other members of the Standing Committee on South-South Development Commission are senators Onowakpo Thomas Joel, Benson Friday Agadaga, Neda Bernards Imasuen, Allwell Heacho Onyesoh, Samson Ekong, Samaila Dahuwa Kaila, Mustapha Musa, Patrick Ndubueze, Idiat Oluranti Adebule and Mustapha Saliu.
Konbowei is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He started his political journey as a councillor in 1992 and has been elected into several positions since then.
He served as Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Council, Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and later Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government.
Konbowei was elected to the Senate in 2023.
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