The senate has confirmed Lanre
Gbajabiamila as director-general of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission
(NLRC).
Gbajabiamila was appointed by
President Muhammadu Buhari 18 months ago.
The upper legislative chamber
also confirmed some other nominees of Buhari. They were confirmed after the
lawmakers considered reports of the committee on youth and sports and
establishment on Wednesday.
The appointment of Bello Tukur as
chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission was ratified and those of 12
other commissioners.
The commissioners are Fatai
Adebayo Lafaye, Ejoh Chukwuemeka, Joe Philip Poroma, Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed,
Aminu Sheidu and Simon Etim.
Others are Moses Ngbale, Waziri
Ngurno, Bello M. Babura, Ahmed M. Sarna, Iyabode Odulate Yusuf and Shehu Umar
Danyaya.
Senate President Bukola Saraki
adjourned sitting till November 6 but said plenary would be suspended for a
week to allow committees carry out oversight sight functions.
“These are committees that are
going to carry out the oversight, it is only plenary session that is being
suspended. We expect our committees to carry out oversight in this period
particularly if you recollect, when we debated the Eurobond, there were a lot of
questions on implementation and utilisation of those loans,” Saraki said.
“But because of the expediency
and the demand from the executive that we approve those loans, we did it but
with the understanding that our committees will quickly go and do oversight in
MDAs to see that those funds have been properly utilized. And also budget
implementation of 2018, and also the poverty social intervention programme that
we raised.
“So I will like all our
communities that during this period, to carry out the necessary oversight so
that we can report when we do resume back to plenary. The committees will be
meeting till 6th of November.”
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