Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Saviour Enyiekere from the South South geopolitical zone as the chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission, NASC and 12 others as members of the commission.
The Red Chamber also approved the appointments of Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galmuje (rtd), AbdulFatah Mohammed, Uba Ringim, a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG and retired Justice Christine L. Dabup as members of the Police Service Commission, PSC.
The NASC nominees were confirmed after the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, chaired by Senator Cyril Fasuyi (APC Ekiti North) during plenary.
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio had recently read a request from President Bola Tinubu requesting the confirmation of appointment of the chairman and members of the NASC.
Other appointees of the commission are Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi representing North West; Hon. Yusuf A. Yusuf, also from the North West; Aminu Ibrahim Malle (North East); Alhaji Lawan Maina Mahmud (North East); Mark Hanmation Terso (North Central); Salihu Agboola Balogun (North Central); Hon. Taiwo Olukemi Oluga (South West); Hon. Afeez Ipesa Balogun (South West); Festus Ifesinachi Odii (South East); Patrick A. Giwa (South South); and Mrs. Mary Ekpeyong, also from the South South region.
The Red Chamber, however, did not approve the appointment of Hon. Dr. Nnanna Uzor Kalu from the South East based on the recommendation of the committee as a result of the petition against him, which is already before the Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Relations to handle.
Presenting the committee report, its chairman urged the Senate to approve the appointment of the nominees in accordance with the National Assembly Service Commission, NASC Act as amended 2010.
Fasuyi explained that they were all qualified to be appointed as the chairman and members of the commission “having been satisfied with their credentials, performance, experience, qualifications and competence.”
Their appointments were unanimously approved by majority of the senators when the President of the Senate put it to voice votes.
In his remarks, Akpabio commended the committee for a job well-done and charged the appointees to swing into action immediately.
Similarly, the confirmation of appointments of the PSC nominees was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report by the Committee on Police Affairs, chaired by Senator Abdul Hamid Malam-Madori (Jigawa East).