Akinwande was rejected for his failure to attend confirmation hearing.
According to sources, the professor did not show up due to the fact that he was not consulted before the nomination was made.
“We also learnt that adequate consultation was not made before the man was nominated. We were therefore informed that the nominee may have turned down his nomination,” a source said.
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It was learnt that among the nominees whose credentials were sent to the Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, Akinwande’s credentials was nowhere to be found.
While Akinwande was to be the chairman, the other nominees for the board appointment included Sanusi Garuba (vice chairman), Nathan R Shatti (commissioner), Dr. Moses Arigu (commissioner), Dafe C Akpeneye (commissioner), Prof Frank Okafor (commissioner) and Musiliu O Oseni (commissioner).