Rita Odafe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a request to the Senate seeking confirmation for several new appointments. A letter was read during a plenary session on Thursday, calling for the Senate’s consideration and approval of Dr. Olatunji Bello as the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
Additionally, President Tinubu has submitted the names of three nominees to the Senate for the positions of chairman, secretary, and member of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The nominees include Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Hashim Argungu (chairman), Chief Onyema Uche (Secretary), and Retired DIG Taiwo Lakanu (member) of the PSC.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the letters during the plenary session. Dr. Bello’s nomination has been referred to the Senate Committee for Trade and Investment, while the nominations of Argungu, Uche, and Lakanu have been forwarded to the Senate Committee on Police Affairs for further scrutiny and review.
Both committees have been tasked to provide their reports back to the Senate within a week.
