The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday failed to confirm Abike Dabiri-Erewa for appointment as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NDC).
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Senate referred the executive communication requesting her confirmation to the Committee on Diaspora.
President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Dabiri-Erewa as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDC early November.
While reading Buhari’s letter to members of the chamber at the plenary, Senate President Bukola Saraki said the President had sought legislative approval for the appointment.
At resumption of plenary on Wednesday, Senator Ahmad Lawan moved that “Senate do consider the request of Mr. President C-n-C on the confirmation of the nomination of Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa for appointment as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Diaspora Commission in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (Est, etc) Act, 2017”.
Senator Emmanuel Bwacha seconds that the Senate do consider the request of Mr. President C-n-C on the confirmation of the nomination of Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa for appointment as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Diaspora Commission.
However, the executive communication requesting her confirmation was referred to the Committee on Diaspora to report back in 2 weeks.
TNG reports the confirmation of the nomination of Mrs. Ronke Sokefun for appointment as Chairman of the board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) also suffered a delay.
Senate President Bukola Saraki referred the executive communication requesting her confirmation to the Committee on Banking and Insurance to also report back in 2 weeks.