The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, dissolves all ad hoc committees of the lower chamber with immediate effect. The move is communicated through a directive from the House clerk, Sidi Ibrahim, to the chairpersons and members of the affected committees.
Across the reports, the dissolution follows an earlier deadline for ad hoc committees to conclude their assignments and submit their reports. The clerk says some committees had requested an extension, which was granted as a two-week grace period, but the extension period has now elapsed. One outlet specifies that ad hoc committees stand dissolved as of Friday, 28 August 2026, while also stating that activities in the name of such committees stop forthwith.
The outlets also describe the basis for the decision using the House’s rules on limitations as to time for reports, noting that ad hoc committees are temporary and time-bound. In the directive, chairmen are instructed to submit outstanding reports and related working documents and records to the office of the clerk for safekeeping.
