Senator Barnabas Gemade, one of the major leaders of the Unity Forum, a group of All Progressives Congress Senators opposed to the emergence of Bukola Saraki as the senate president, may have moved to Saraki’s camp.

This follows his appointment Tuesday by the Senate President as the chairman of the Adhoc Committee on Ecological Disasters and Bad Roads.

With 81 senators out of 108 endorsing a confidence vote in his favour at the plenary, Senator saraki may be further consolidating his grip on the upper legislative chamber.

The creation of Gemade’s committee followed the adoption of two motions on the state of disrepair of some major roads in Akwa Ibom State and landslide in parts of Isiukwuato and Arochukwu Local government Area of Abia State.

Besides Gemade other members of the committee included Senators Athanasius Achonu (PDP Imo North), Bassey Akpan (PDP- Akwa Ibom North East), Mohammed Shittu (APC- Jigawa North East), Olarenwaju Tejuosho (APC-Ogun Central), Barau Jibrin (APC Kano North).

Others are Senators Matthew Urhoghide (PDP- Edo South), David Umaru (APC-Niger East), Uche Ekwunife (PDP Anambra Central), Mohammed Hassan (APC-Yobe South), Binta Masi (APC- Adamawa North) and Donald Alasoadura (APC-Ondo Central).