The senate has confirmed Muiz
Banire as chairman of the governing board of the Assets Management Corporation
of Nigeria (AMCON).
Banire, a senior advocate of
Nigeria (SAN), was nominated for the position by President Muhammadu Buhari in
July.
The former legal adviser of the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was confirmed after a report was
presented by Rafiu Ibrahim, chairman senate committee on banking, insurance and
other financial institutions.
The lawmakers confirmed him after
it was put to a voice vote by Senate President Bukola Saraki.
All the senators from Lagos state
had kicked against the nomination and submitted a petition to stop Banire’s
confirmation.
But the SAN had reacted saying
that he did not need a political job to survive.
“In the first place, let me
recognize the constitutional right of the three senators to express their views
without hindrance. It is part of the democratic tenets we all cherish and
strive to protect at all times,” he had said.
“However, it is necessary to point
out to interested or concerned members of the Nigerian citizenry that my
nomination in the first place is not a quota appointment (as the three
politicians and distinguished senators may have wrongly perceived) requiring
their special approval to deal with.
“I was nominated simply as a
Nigerian in whom the appointer has a lot of confidence and who is prepared to
give his all in service of his fatherland.
“Beyond the above, let me also
state clearly that I am blessed with so many alternative contact addresses and
consequently, do not desperately need a political job to survive.”
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