Senate Screens 23 NPC Nominees

The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, screened President Muhammadu Buhari’s newly appointed commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC).

It would be recalled that President Buhari had in April sought Senate’s confirmation of the 23 nominees as members of the NPC.

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Amongst those nominated by the president as NPC commissioners are Mr Okereke Onwabishi (Ebonyi), Mr Olusegun Aiyejina (Edo), Ajike Ezeh (Enugu), Abubakar Danburam (Gombe), Prof Uba Nabue (Imo), and Richard Odibo (Delta).

Others are Nwanne Nwabushi (Abia), Dr Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), Mr Chidib Ezeake (Anambra), Mr Isah Buratai (Borno), and Navy Capt. Charles Ogwa (rtd) (Cross River).

The president equally nominated Abdulmalik Durunguwa (Kaduna), Suleiman Lawal (Kano), Prof. Jimoh Isah (Kogi), Dr Sa’adu Alanamu (Kwara), Nasiru Kwarra (Nasarawa) and Mr Aliyu Datti (Niger).

Also nominated by the president are Mrs Seyi Olusanya (Ogun), Dr Olanadiran Iyantan (Ondo), Sen. Mudashiru Hussain (Osun), Mrs Cecilia Dapoet (Plateau), Dr Ipalibo Harry (Rivers) and Sale Saany (Taraba).

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The nominees were screened by Senate Committee on National Identity Card and National Population.

Speaking after the screening of the nominees, the Chairman of the committee, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, expressed satisfaction with the president’s appointees.

Hunkuyi said, “We have gone through the curricula vitae and we are happy with the quality of individuals that have been forwarded to us.

“This is not to flatter you but to charge those of you that will eventually scale through to deliver.

“This is because the NPC can be called a specialised agency as once you mention the commission; one of the major things that comes to mind is National Census.

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“Census issues are extremely sensitive and though apolitical, can be very political.

“They are issues that bother on population, hence a lot of times they translate into indices of distribution of the wealth of our dear nation,” he said.

The Committee’s chairman also charged the nominees on due diligence and commitment to the task ahead of them.

“you know the assignment will come with different challenges.

“There are other agencies of government but you were nominated to be confirmed into this agency,” he added.

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