President Bola Tinubu had on February 13 forwarded the names of Eke and four others for confirmation as members of the board for the CBN.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Urum Eke, who was nominated by the Presidency for the membership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) board of directors, has declined the offer.
During Senate plenary on Thursday, it was learnt that Mr Eke said he was currently engaged in the World Bank.
President Bola Tinubu had on February 13 forwarded the names of Eke and four others for confirmation as members of the board for the CBN.
But during the confirmation, former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, (APC, Abia North) told the Senate that Eke, who is his constituent, called him on the phone to reject the offer, noting that it would conflict with his present job as a consultant with the World Bank.
He said, “The nominee told me this role would conflict with his job as a consultant to the World Bank, Federal Government agencies and other private companies.”
Meanwhile, the Senate has confirmed the appointment of four other members of the Board of Directors of the CBN forwarded to it by the President.
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Those confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as Directors are Robert Agbede; Ado Yakubu Wanka; Professor Murtala Sabo Sagagi and Mrs. Muslimat Olanike Aliyu.
The confirmation was sequel to the consideration of a report of the screening of the nominee presented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance & Other Financial Institutions by the Chairman, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, (APC, Lagos East).
Abiru said, “That the Senate do receive and consider the report of on the confirmation of the nomination of the following Five (5) persons as members of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria in accordance with section 6(1), (2) (d) and 10 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.”
According to him, the committee did not clear Eke for the CBN directorship role because he failed to appear before the committee for screening.
