The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , on Tuesday, requested the Senate to approve 42 nominees as the country’s ambassadors.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, read the President’s letter, as well as two other appointments into the board of the Law Reform Commission, and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, during plenary session.
Others are, B. B. M. Okoyen ; G. M. Okoko ; A. M. Garba, ; M. l. Bashir, ; M. O. Abam, ; A. E. Allotey, ; G. E. Edokpa, and A. N. Madubuike, . Also to be confirmed are, Ebele Bernard Chima, Commissioner, South-East; Bassey Dan Abia, Commissioner, South-South; and Mohammed Ibraheem, Commissioner, South-West.
The Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, moved a motion relying on order 1 of the senate standing rules for the upper chamber to expedite action on the President’s request for the confirmation of the NDIC nominees.
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