Confirmation Hearing: Ayo Omidiran, 36 FCC Federal Commissioners Get Positive Nod From Senate
Mrs. Ayo Omidiran, Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), and the 36 federal commissioners, who were recently nominated by President Bola Tinubu, and had their names sent to the Senate for confirmation hearing, got a positive nod from the parliament on Thursday.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Mrs Ayo Omidiran, Peter Eze from Enugu State and the 36 Federal Commissioners got the positive nod sequel to the presentation of a screening report by the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs during the plenary session presided over by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Presenting the findings of the committee, its chairman, Senator Allwell Onyesoh (PDP, Rivers East), said all nominees appeared before the panel on Tuesday and were found to possess the competence and qualifications required for the job.
‘The committee did not receive any criminal complaints on any of the nominees. They submitted all required documents and demonstrated capacity for the roles they were nominated for’ he submitted while adding that the CVs, Code of Conduct clearance certificates, police and DSS reports, and other eligibility documents were examined in addition to individual presentations and a rigorous question-and-answer session.
All the nominees from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, he also noted, met constitutional requirements to serve in the commission, describing them as ‘eminently qualified’.
The 36 federal commissioners are Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa); Abubakar Bunu (Kebbi); Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun); Abdulwasiu Bawalla (Lagos); Obinna Oriaku (Abia); Bema Madayi (Adamawa); Dora Ebong (Akwa Ibom); Nnoli Gloria (Anambra); Babangida Gwana (Bauchi); Sir Tonye Okio (Bayelsa); Aligba Tarkende (Benue); Modu Mustapha (Borno); Dr. Stella Ekpo (Cross River); Ederin Idisi (Delta) and Nwokpor Nduka (Ebonyi).
Others are Victor Edoror (Edo); Sola Fokanle (Ekiti); Ibrahim Mairiga (Gombe); Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo); Ruth Jumai Ango (Kaduna); Muhammad Nayya (Kano); Anas Isah (Katsina); Bello Idris Eneye (Kogi); Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara); Isah Jibrin (Niger); Ajimudu Bola (Ondo); Prince Ayodeji Aleshinloye (Oyo); Pam Bolman (Plateau); Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers); Aminu Tambar (Sokoto); Bobboi Kaigama (Taraba); Jibir Maigari (Yobe); Sani Garba (Zamfara); and Solomon Ayuba Dagami (FCT)-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
