Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm Law Reform Commission, NDIC nominees

The Senate on Tuesday received President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of Prof. Jumai Audi as the chairman of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission.

Also to be confirmed are Ebele Chima, commissioner (south -east); Bassey Abia, fommissioner (south-south and Mohammed Ibraheem, commissioner, (south-west).

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The letter from the President requesting the confirmation of the nominees reads: “In compliance with the provision of Section 2(2) of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission Act No. 7 of 1999, I write to forward to the Senate for confirmation the underlisted names of nominees as chairman and full-time members of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission.”

In a related development, the Senate also received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Diana Okonta (wouth-south) and Ya’ana Talib Yaro (north-east) as non-executive directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).

According to President Buhari, the appointment of the nominees was done in compliance with the provision of Section 5(2)(4) of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Act to fill existing vacancies.

Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, moved a motion relying on Order 1(b) of the Senate standing rules for the Senate to expedite action on the President’s request for the confirmation of the NDIC nominees.

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan in his ruling, underscored the need to fast-track the process to enable committees to screen the nominees.

Senator Lawan thereafter, referred the confirmation request of the NDIC nominees to the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Financial Institutions.

The committee which was given two weeks to report back to the Senate is chaired by Senator Uba Sani (APC/ Kaduna Central).