Senate on Tuesday received President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of Jumai Audi as a chairperson of Nigerian Law Reform Commission.

Also to be confirmed are Ebele Chima, Commissioner, South East; Bassey Abia, Commissioner, South-South; and Mohammed Ibraheem, Commissioner, South-West.

The letter from the president requesting the confirmation of the nominees reads: “In compliance with the provision of section 2(2) of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission Act No. 7 of 199, I wrote to forward to the Senate for confirmation the under-listed (4)names of nominees as Chairman and full-time members of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission.”

The upper chamber also received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Diana Okonta (South-South); and Ya’ana Yaro (North-East) as Non-Executive Directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).

According to President Buhari, the appointment of the nominees was done “in compliance with the provision of section 5(2)(4) of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Act” to fill existing vacancies.

Senate Leader, Mr Yahaya Abdullahi, moved a motion relying on order 1(b) of the senate standing rules for the upper chamber to expedite action on the president’s request for the confirmation of the NDIC nominees.

Senate President, Mr Ahmad Lawan, in his ruling, underscored the need for the upper chamber to “fast-track the process” to enable committees to screen the nominees.

Lawan, thereafter, referred the confirmation request of NDIC nominees to Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Financial Institutions.

The committee which was given two weeks to report back to the upper chamber is chaired by Mr Uba Sani (APC – Kaduna Central).

In a related development, Mr Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Paul Ikonne as Executive Secretary of National Agricultural Land Development Authority NALDA.

The announcement was contained in a statement issued Tuesday night in Abuja by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF.

The statement which was signed by Director, Information, Mr Willie Bassey noted that the appointment is for an initial period of five years, effective 1st June, 2020.

“Until the appointment, Ikonne has been a founding father of All Progressives Congress, APC in Abia State in 2014 and has held several responsibilities in the state which include; Commissioner for Lands between 2007-2008, as well as Commissioner for Works and Transport between 2008 to 2009 among others.

PT & Vanguard