Senate Confirms NDIC, Law Reform Commission Nominees

Diana Okonta (South-South); and Ya’ana Talib Yaro (North-East) have been confirmed by the Senate as Non-Executive Directors of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The Senate confirmed their appointment on Tuesday after reviewing the report submitted by the Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions.

Other appointments confirmed by the Senate includes the Chairman and two Members of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission.

The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.

The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele in his presentation recalled that the President Muhammadu Buhari made the appointments pursuant to Section 2(1) and (2) of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission Act.

He added that the panel resolved to defer the screening of one of the nominees, Ebele Chima, as a Commissioner representing South-East on the Commission following his failure to appear before the committee.

“Mr President, Distinguished Colleagues, it should be stated that this Committee wrote the Presidential Liaison Officer (PLO) on National Assembly Matters, Senator and requested him to present the nominees for screening.”

“However, the Committee observed that one of the nominees, Hon. Ebele Bernard Chima, Commissioner Designate, representing South-East, was not presented to the Committee for the screening exercise. Accordingly, the screening of the nominee was deferred,” Opeyemi said.

The Senate while adopting the recommendations of the Committee, thereafter confirmed the appointment of Prof. Jummai A.M. Audi (North-Central) as Chairman of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission.

The Upper Chamber also confirmed Bassey Dan-Abia (South-South); and Mohammed Ibraheem (South-West) as Commissioners