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Senate Confirms Yahaya Muhammad, Buhari Nominee ‘Started’ School Before Birth
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the nomination of Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad (Yobe) as a member of the board of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee.
That is regardless of complaints that his curriculum vitae exhibits that he began college earlier than he was born.
Additionally, George Abang Ekungu (Cross River) was confirmed because the secretary of the EFCC.
Others embrace Luqman Muhammed (Edo); Anumba Adaeze (Enugu), and Alhaji Kola Raheem Adesina (Kwara).
The affirmation of the nominees adopted the consideration and adoption of a report of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Monetary Crimes on the 5 nominees.
Earlier, presenting the report, the chairman of the committee, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari (APC, Kaduna North) urged the Senate to substantiate the nominees.
Kwari, who stated the nominees had been screened with no opposed safety report on them, added that they had been all certified for the job.
In the meantime, there had been a grievance by Senator Hassan Hadejia (APC, Jigawa) that the CV of the Yobe nominee indicated that he began college earlier than he was born, however the deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the plenary, ignored Hadejia’s concern whereas the Senate proceeded to substantiate his nomination by way of voice votes.
Pressinformant had reported that President Muhammadu Buhari on September 21 appointed the brand new members into the board of the nation’s anti-graft company, the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC).
The President appointed George Abang as secretary of the board, whereas Lukman Mohammed, Kola Adeshina and Mohammed Yahaya had been appointed as board members.
