President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of 12 nominees as members of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC).
OsunDaily News reports that the President made this known in a letter addressed to Senate President Ahmed Lawan dated May 3, 2023.
In a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, the President’s request is in accordance with the North East Development Commission Establishment Act, 2017.
The statement added that the President expressed hope that his request ‘will receive the usual expeditious consideration and confirmation of the Senate.’
It reads: ‘‘In accordance with the provision of Part 1, section 2(5)(b) of the North East Development Commission Establishment Act, 2017, I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of twelve (12) nominees as tabulated below, in the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission.
‘‘The Senate is invited to note that the tenure of the current Governing Board of the North East Development Commission will end on 7th May 2023.”
The statement said the nominees include Barrister Bashir Bukar Baale – Chairman, (North East, Yobe); Suwaiba Idris Baba – Executive Director, Humanitarian Affairs, (North East, Taraba), Musa Umar Yashi – Executive Director, Administration, and Finance, (North East, Bauchi), Dr Ismaila Nuhu Maksha – Executive Director, Operations (North East, Adamawa) and Umar Abubakar Hashidu – MD/CEO, (North East, Gombe).
Others are Grema Ali -Member, (North East, Borno), Onyeka Gospel-Tony – Member, (South East), Hon. Mrs Hailmary Ogolo Aipoh – Member, (South-South), Air Commodore Babatunde Akanbi (rtd) – Member, (South West), Mustapha Ahmed Ibrahim – Member, (North West), Hadiza Maina – Member, (North Central) and a representative from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning.
