Tinubu seeks senate confirmation of CCB, PSC governing council members

Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday wrote to the Senate to screen and confirm the appointments of three nominees as members of the Governing Board of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

The Senate president Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter during the plenary.

The nominees are Fatai Ibikunle from Oyo State, Kennedy Ikpeme from Cross River State and Ibrahim Buba, a retired judge of the Federal High Court.

They were appointed by President Tinubu on Tuesday and asked to assume duty pending their confirmation by the Senate.

In the letter to the Senate, the president said his request is per Sections 154(1) and 1(a) and (b) of the Nigerian constitution.

Akpabio, after reading the letter, Mr Akpabio referred the request to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions for further legislative action, asking it to report back to the Senate within two weeks.

In a related development, President Tinubu also requested the confirmation of the appointments of four nominees as members of the Police Service Commission (PSC).

The nominees are Buba Ringim, a deputy inspector general of police, Adamu Galumje, a retired judge, Christine Dabup and Abdulfatah Muhammed.

After reading the letter, Mr Akpabio referred the request to the Senate Committee on Police Service Commission and asked the committee to report back within two weeks.

Source: Premium Times