President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for the position of Executive Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Diaspora Commisison.
The nomination was contained in a letter by the President to the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, dated October 24, 2018. Saraki read the letter at plenary on Tuesday.
The President’s letter read, In compliance with Section 2(1) of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (Establishment) Act 2017, I write to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the Executive Chairman/CEO of Nigerian Diaspora Commission. Her curriculum vitae is attached herewith.
President Buhari, in another letter, dated October 23, 2018 and addressed to the President of the Senate, sought to replace Chief Olabode Akeem Mustapha with Mrs Ronke Sokefun as chairman of Governing Board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).
The President’s letter, which sought to withdraw an earlier one dated March 27, 2018 however, did not state reasons for the substitution.
It stated, “The distinguished Senate is kindly invited to recall my earlier request for confirmation of the appointment of Chief Olabode Akeem Mustapha as the chairman of Governing Board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) vide a letter dated 27th of March 2018. You may also recall that the nominee is yet to be confirmed by the Senate.
“I now write to inform you of my decision to substitute Chief Olabode Akeem Mustapha with Mrs. Ronke Sokefun as the chairman of the Governing Board”.
In yet another correspondence, dated October 19, 2018, the President sought the Senate’s confirmation of Mr. Chidi K. C. Izuwah as Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission.
In a related development, the President also forwarded the name of Dr. Kabiru Nakaura for confirmation as chairman of the Governing Board of the National Bureau of Statistics.
Five other names were submitted alongside Nakaura’s as member-nominees of the board. Nakaura was nominated to represent the Northwest geopolitical zone.
Also nominated for membership of the board are Akinola Bashir (Southwest); Prof Moses Momoh (South-South); Wallijoh Danladi Ahijoh (North central); Adam Modu (Northeast); and Nwafor Paul Chukwudi (Southeast).
President Buhari urged the Senate to expedite action on the confirmation of all the nominees.
