The Senate, also on Tuesday, received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the re-appointment of four nominees – Prof. Mike Idiahi Obadan (South South), Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu Nnabuko (South East), Prof. Ummu Ahmed Jalingo (North East), and Mr. Adeola Adetunji (South West) – as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed Mohammed Bello as Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission.
Bello’s confirmation was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs.
Chairman of the Committee, Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi, in his presentation, said, “From the available documents and the presentation made to the Committee, the nominee satisfies the requirement for appointment as the Chairman of Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).”
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He added that, “the nominee is very well experienced and adequately exposed at the top levels of government administration and has acquired capacity to function as Chairman.”
Senator Adetunmbi disclosed that there were no petitions against the nominee and no objections were raised from the Senators from his State of Origin on his nomination.
“The nominee is proper and fit to occupy the office of the Chairman in the Commission,” the lawmaker said.
Mohammed Bello was, thereafter, confirmed by the upper chamber after consideration of the report.
Meanwhile, the Senate, also on Tuesday, received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari, to confirm the re-appointment of four nominees as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The request was contained in a letter dated July 21, 2022, and read at the start of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
The President, in the letter to the Senate, explained that the request to confirm the nominees was made in accordance with Section 10(3)(a) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (Establishment) Act 2007.
The nominees presented for confirmation include: Prof. Mike Idiahi Obadan (South South), Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu Nnabuko (South East), Prof. Ummu Ahmed Jalingo (North East), and Mr. Adeola Adetunji (South West).
