President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate with a request for the confirmation of appointments of members of the boards of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and oil industry regulatory agencies.
The president asked the Senate to confirm the nominees for the Secretary and Board members of the EFCC; Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive Commissioners for the Upstream Regulatory Commission, and Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive Directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
Buhari in letters to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, said his request was in accordance with the provisions of the different laws governing the establishments, the statement said.
Nominees for the EFCC Board are George Abang Ekpungu, Secretary of the Commission (Cross River); Lukman Muhammed, (Edo), Anumba Adaeze (Enugu), Alhaji Kola Raheem Adesina (Kwara), and Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad (Yobe).
For the Upstream Regulatory Commission, Buhari nominated Isa Ibrahim Modibbo is as Chairman; Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive; Hassan Gambo, Executive Commissioner, Finance and Accounts; and Ms Rose C. Ndong, Executive Commissioner, Exploration and Acreage Management.
He nominated Idaere Gogo Ogan as Chairman of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority ; Engr. Sarki Auwalu, Chief Executive; Abiodun A. Adeniji, Executive Director, Finance and Accounts; and Ogbugo Ukoha, Executive Director, Distributions Systems, Storage and Retail Infrastructure.
The president urged the Senate to consider and confirm the nominees expeditiously, according to the statement.
The president had also written the Senate and the House of Representatives to approve an amendment to the Petroleum Industry Act to raise the number of directors of the oil-industry agencies to accommodate all six geopolitical zones in the country.