President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of Justices Ejembi Eko and Amina A. Augie for confirmation as Justices of the Supreme Court.
This is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate president, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki. The President said that the two nominees will represent North-central and North-west respectively.
The letter said, “In accordance with Section 231 subsection (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, I have the pleasure to forward for your confirmation, the nomination of the two nominees as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.”
In another development, President Buhari also forwarded the name of a former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba and 18 others as chairman and members of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
President Buhari in the letter asked the Senate to give the request an expeditious consideration and confirmation of the NDDC board of directors’ nominees. Apart from Senator Egba who hails from Cross River state, others appointed are Nsima Udo Ekere who is to serve as managing director. He hails from Akwa Ibom state.
Adjogbe Ajenakevwe is to serve as Executive Director in charge of Projects and hails from Delta state. Mene Ienyie Derek, Executive Director is to Head Finance and Administration and hails from Rivers state.
Other board members are Donatus Enyinnah (Abia state), Frank Samuel George (Akwa Ibom state); Brambaifa Nelson (Bayelsa state); Sylvester Effefiom Nsa (Cross River state); Ogaga Ifowodo (Delta state); Uwuilekhue Saturday (Edo state) and Osita Bonaventure Izunaso (Imo state). Olatokunbo Ayotunde Ajasin (Ondo state); Harry Iboroma Dabibi (Rivers state); Bernard Banfa (North-central zone); Yahaya Mohammed (North-east zone); Mustapha Dankadai (North-west zone); Igo Weli (Niger Delta region); Mahmoud Isa-Dutse (Federal Ministry of Finance) and Abdul-Kazeem Kasumi Bayero (Federal Ministry of Environment) were also on the list.
The consideration and subsequent confirmation of the nominees will be done when the Senate resumes from its 6-week break in September, 2016. The two letters were read by Senate President in plenary.
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