The senate has confirmed Aliyu
Abubakar as a non-executive commissioner of the Nigeria Communcations
Commission (NCC).
The upper legislative chamber
under the leadership of Bukola Saraki had rejected him.
Abubakar (north-east) was
confirmed alongside Millionaire Aboiye (south-south) and Abdulaziz Salman
(north-central) as non-executive commissioners.
Also, Abu Galadima was confirmed
as NIPSS director-general.
The nominees were confirmed after
Teslim Folarin, senator representing Oyo central, presented two reports for
consideration.
Last week, President Muhammadu
Buhari had asked the upper legislative chamber to confirm the nominees.
While presenting the report on
Thursday, Folarin who chaired an ad hoc committee that screened the nominees
said they met all the requirements expected of them.
“The committee hereby recommends
that they be confirmed as non-executive commissioners of NCC,” he said.
“That the senate do approve the
recommendation to confirm the nominees.”
However, moves by some senators
to stop the confirmation of Abubakar were halted by Senate President Ahmad
Lawan.
“He only has a diploma,” a
senator could he heard saying.
But Lawan responded saying: “We
have to rely on our committees.”
On his part, Eyinnaya Abaribe,
minority leader, noted that the position for the south-east on the board of NCC
is vacant.
“The nominee and member of the
board from south-east ran for governorship of Imo, so that position is vacant,”
he said.
He urged the executive to fill
the the position of the south-east.
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