Heads elected for parliamentary sectoral committees

The chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the four-constitutionally mandated Sectoral Standing Committees of the National Assembly were elected on Thursday, almost a year since the members had been nominated.

In a statement, the Parliament Office said yesterday that with the elections, the National Assembly has moved closer to fulfilling it oversight role and function.

The members of these committees had been nominated since March 7,