By Haruna Salami
The Senate at its plenary on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Nwakuche, Sylvester Ndidi as CG Correctional Service and Prof. Melvin Damian Ayogu for appointment as a member, Board of Directors, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The confirmation of Nwakuche, Sylvester Ndidi as CG Correctional Service was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Interior presented by the chairman, Senator Adams Oshiomhole.
Oshiomhole said the committee, in screening the nominee of President Tinubu perused his curriculum vitae and his experience in the Correctional Service and found him suitable.
He said Mr. Ndidi also performed excellently during the screening exercise by answering questions of the committee members intelligently.
According to Oshiomhole, there was no petition against the nomination of Ndidi and there was no security report against him either.
Therefore, the Senate had no problem accepting the committee’s report when the Senate went into the committee of the whole to consider it.
When the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio put the question that those in support that Nwakuche, Sylvester Ndidi mni, MFR be confirmed for appointment as Controller-General; Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) should say “aye”, it was a resounding aye without a single nay.
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