Buhari writes Senate, seeks confirmation of 10 nominees for Code of Conduct Bureau

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to confirm 10 nominees for the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, read the President’s letter on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Wednesday.

The President told the Senate that his action was in conformity “With section 541 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and in pursuant to sections 1(2) and 1(3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act, LFN 2004.

Saraki quoted Buhari as saying that, “I write to request for the confirmation of the following nominees for appointment as chairman and members of the bureau.

“The curriculum vitae of the nominees are attached herewith. It is my hope that this Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will in their usual expeditious manner consider and confirm the nominees”

The nominees are: Muhammed Isa – Chairman Jigawa, North West; Murtala Kankia – member, Katsina North West; Emmanuel Attah – member, Cross River, South South; Danjuma Sado, member, Edo South; Obolo Opanachi, member, Kogi North Central; Ken Madaki Alkali, member Nasarawa, North Central; S.F. Ogundare, member, Oyo, South West; Ganiyu Hamzat, member, Ogun South West; Sahad Abubakar, member, Gombe North East and Vincent Nwanne, member, Ebonyi South-East