Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has dissolved all ad hoc committees constituted by the 10th House, bringing their ongoing activities to an end.

The decision affected several panels, including the committee chaired by Yusuf Gagdi that was investigating controversies surrounding the inclusion of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).

According to a memorandum issued by the leadership of the House, the dissolution took effect from Friday, August 28, 2026, after the affected committees exceeded the time allotted for their assignments.

What Abbas Decided

The dissolution was communicated to lawmakers in a memorandum titled “Dissolution of all Ad hoc Committees of the House of Representatives.”

The document was signed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Sidi Ibrahim, and addressed to chairmen and members of the affected committees.

The directive stated that all ad hoc committees of the House stood dissolved with immediate effect and that activities being carried out in their names were to cease.

The House also directed the chairmen of the affected committees to submit outstanding reports, working documents, records and other materials relating to their assignments to the Office of the Clerk for safekeeping.

Why The House Dissolved The Committees

The memorandum explained that the committees were temporary bodies established to carry out specific and time-bound assignments.

According to the House leadership, earlier announcements had urged the committees to complete their assignments and submit their reports in accordance with the Rules and established practice of the House.

Only two ad hoc committees had requested and received extensions, the memorandum stated. However, the two-week extensions granted to them had already elapsed.

The House therefore said the continued existence of the committees was no longer tenable after they exceeded the time allotted for their mandates.

What The House Rules Say About Committee Deadlines

The memorandum referred to Order Eighteen, Rule 5 of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives in relation to the extension granted to two committees.

It also cited Order Eighteen, Rule 11, Paragraph 5, which provides limitations concerning the time within which committees are expected to submit their reports.

The House’s position was that ad hoc committees are not intended to continue indefinitely beyond the purpose and period for which they were created.

The memorandum stated:

“Ad Hoc Committees are temporary Committees of the House established for specific and time-bound mandates.”

It added that committees were required to submit their reports within the time allotted to them.

Gagdi’s PFIPC Investigative Committee Among Those Affected

One of the notable committees affected by the decision was the panel chaired by Yusuf Gagdi.

The committee had been investigating controversies surrounding the inclusion of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.

Its dissolution therefore brings the committee’s ongoing activities to an end under the House directive.

However, the supplied memorandum does not state what will ultimately happen to the PFIPC-related investigation after the committee’s dissolution.

It also does not establish whether another committee will take up the matter or whether a fresh mandate will subsequently be issued.

Those outcomes should therefore not be assumed from the dissolution order alone.

What Happens To The Committees’ Outstanding Work?

The House has directed chairmen of the affected committees to forward their outstanding reports, working documents, records and other materials to the Office of the Clerk.

The instruction is intended to ensure that the materials generated during the committees’ assignments are preserved.

The memorandum made clear that activities conducted in the name of the dissolved committees must cease.

It stated:

“all Ad Hoc Committees of the House stand dissolved; and activities being carried out in the name of such Committees shall cease forthwith.”

This means the immediate confirmed consequence is the termination of the committees’ activities in their existing form.

The Decision Is House-Wide, Not Limited To The PFIPC Panel

Although the Gagdi-led PFIPC committee is one of the more prominent affected panels, the Speaker’s decision was not directed specifically at that investigation.

The memorandum applies to all ad hoc committees of the House.

That distinction is important because the underlying reason given by the House concerns the expiration of committee mandates and reporting deadlines generally.

The PFIPC panel is therefore best understood as one of the affected committees, rather than the sole reason for Abbas’s decision.

What The Dissolution Means For The House

The decision reinforces the temporary nature of ad hoc committees within the House.

According to the memorandum, such committees are established for particular assignments and are expected to complete those mandates within specified periods.

Once the allotted period has expired, the House leadership considers their continued existence untenable unless the applicable procedures for an extension have been followed.

In this case, the House said the relevant deadlines had passed.

The immediate administrative step is for affected committees to surrender their outstanding materials to the Clerk’s office.

Questions About Abbas’ Dissolution Of The Committees

What did Tajudeen Abbas dissolve?

Abbas dissolved all ad hoc committees constituted by the 10th House of Representatives.

When did the dissolution take effect?

According to the House memorandum, the dissolution took effect on Friday, August 28, 2026.

Was Yusuf Gagdi’s PFIPC committee affected?

Yes. The committee chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, which was investigating controversies surrounding the inclusion of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, was among the affected panels.

Why were the ad hoc committees dissolved?

The House said the committees had exceeded the time allotted for their assignments. It also stated that the two-week extensions granted to two committees had already elapsed.

What happens to the committees’ documents?

Chairmen of the affected committees were directed to submit outstanding reports, working documents, records and other materials to the Office of the Clerk for safekeeping.

Does the memorandum say what will happen to the PFIPC investigation next?

No. The supplied memorandum does not state whether the PFIPC matter will be transferred to another committee, revived under a new mandate or otherwise continued.

The immediate significance of Abbas’s decision is therefore broader than the PFIPC investigation: the House has formally ended the mandates of all its ad hoc committees whose allotted periods had expired, while directing that their outstanding records be preserved by the Clerk’s office.