The call was made by the
Presidential Adviser on National Assembly (Senate), Senator Ita Enang during
the screening of two nominees for deputy governors of the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) and four members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
The Senate had in 2017 placed an
embargo on confirmation of nominees of the President not captured in the
Constitution.
The move was said to have been as
a result of a remark by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on confirmation of the
acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim
Magu.
Until last week when the Senate
lifted ban on the confirmation of the CBN nominees, over 40 appointees of the
President were awaiting Senate confirmation.
The Presidential adviser told the
Senate committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions chaired
by Senator Rafiu Ibrahim (APC, Kwara) to prevail on their colleagues to extend
similar gesture to other nominees of the president.
Enang said, “Thank you for
lifting what appeared to be an injunction.
“I know that with the magnanimity
of the Senate, you will extend that gesture to other nominees, particularly the
CBN board members,” he said.
Those who were screened yesterday
are Aisha Ahmad (Deputy Governor), Edward Adamu (Deputy Governor) and four
members of the MPC namely Professor Adeola Festus Adenikinju; Dr Aliyu
Rafindadi Sanusi; Dr Robert Chikwendu Asogwa and Dr Asheikh A. Maidugu.
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