President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged the Senate to consider and confirm 19 nominees for appointment as National Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC).
The President’s letter of request was read at plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The nominees include Emmanuel Eke (Abia), Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), Chidi Ezeoke (Anambra), Isa Buratai (Borno), Alex Ukam (Cross River), Blessyn Brume-Ataguba (Delta), Jeremiah Nwankwegu (Ebonyi), Tony Aiyejina (Edo), Ejike Ezeh (Enugu), and Abubakar Damburam (Gombe).
Others are: Uba Nnabue (Imo), Dogon Garba (Kaduna), Aminu Tsanyawa (Kano), Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Olakunle Sobukola (Ogun), Temitayo Oluwatuyi (Ondo), Mary Afan (Plateau), Ogiri Henry (Rivers), and Saany Sale (Taraba).
President Tinubu also requested the Red Chamber to approve the nominations of Babajide Fasina (Southwest), Enorense Amadasu (Southsouth), and Bashir Indabawa (Northwest) as NPC national commissioners.
The Senate President referred the nominees to the Committee on National Population and National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for screening and to report back to plenary in two weeks.
