The Nigerian Senate says it has received a letter of request to confirm the nomination of Professor Mansur Auwalu Bindawa as Non-Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission.
The request was contained in a letter received on Tuesday and January 10, 2022 was read on the floor by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary.
President Buhari in the letter explained that the request was made in pursuant to the provision of Section 8(1) of the Nigerian Communications Act.
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In another letter dated January 4, 2022, President Buhari requested the chamber to confirm the nominations of Nnamonso Ekanem (Akwa-Ibom) and Mahmud Abubakar Magaji (Niger) as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.
Ekanem and Magaji are expected to represent the South-South and North-Central zones, respectively.
(Editor: Hadiza.A.A)
