The Senate has confirmed seventeen (17) nominees for appointment as Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC).
President Bola Tinubu had earlier sent the names of the nominees to the Senate, which confirmed them on Wednesday in Abuja.
Those given the nod by the Senate are Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke (Abia); Dr. Clifford Zirra (Adamawa); Mr. Chidi Christopher Ezeoke (Anambra); Barr. Isa Audu Buratai (Borno); Bishop Alex Ukam (Cross River); Ms Blessing Brume-Ataguba (Delta); Dr. Jeremiah Ogbonna Nwankwegu (Ebonyi); Dr. Tony Aiyejina (Edo); Mr Ejike Eze (Enugu); Mr. Abubakar Damburam (Gombe); and Prof. Uba Nnabue (Imo).
The list also has Ms. Sa’adatu Dogon Bauchi Garba (Kaduna); Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa (Kano); Hon. Yori Afolabi (Kogi); Ms Mary Ishaya Afan (Plateau); Mr. Saany Sale (Taraba);and Mr. Ogiri Itotemaan Henry (Rivers).
In a similar vein, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Jalal Arabi as the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON).
Three others were commissioners on the commission.
They are, Aliyu Abdul-Razak (Commissioner – Policy, Personnel and Finance); Prince Anofiu Elegushi (Commissioner – Operations); and Prof. Abubakar A. Yagawal (Commissioner – Planning and Research).
The Senate also confirmed the nomination of Dr Kelechi Ohiri for appointment as the Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).
