President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, forwarded the name of Hon. Tadese Raheem to the Senate for confirmation as Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC).
The nominee, TRIBUNE ONLINE gathered, hails from Osun.
The President’s request was contained in a letter he addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and read to the lawmakers during plenary.
The President said he wrote the Senate in compliance with Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution.
Tinubu stated, “Whilst hoping that this request will receive the usual expeditious consideration of the Senate, please accept Distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration.”
Raheem, a PhD holder, until his nomination was the Head of Department of Public Administration, Fountain University, Osogbo, in the Osun state capital.
Raheem, who is from the Tadese Royal Family in Iwo, also holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Science (Pol. Science) from the Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife and another degree in Arts and Education from the University of Ilorin before capping it with a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA), Master’s of Science in Public Administration and a Ph.D Public Administration from the Obafemi Awolowo University.
A former Chief of the Osun State House of Assembly, Raheem won a seat to represent Iwo Constituency 1 in 1992.http://www.google.com
