President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to screen and
subsequently confirm Hon. Justices Ejembi Eko and Amina Augie as
Justices of the Supreme Court.
Buhari in a letter to Senate President Bukola Saraki explained that the
two nominees will represent North-central and North-westโ respectively.
President Buhari said, โIn accordance with Section 231 subsection (1) of
the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, I
have the pleasure to forward for your confirmation, the nomination of
the two nominees as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,โ
Also yesterday at Plenary, Senate President Saraki read a letter from
President Buhari seeking the screening and approval of names of former
Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba and 18 others as chairman and members
of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In the letter, President
Buhari pleaded with the Senate to give the request an expeditious
consideration and confirmation of the NDDC board of directorsโ nominees.
Besides Senator Egba who hails from Cross River state, others appointed
by the President are Nsima Udo Ekere who is to serve as the Managing
Director of the Commission. He hails from Akwa Ibom state. Adjogbe
Ajenakevwe is to serve as executive director in charge of projects and
hails from Delta state.
Mene Ienyie Derek, executive director is to head finance and
โadministration and hails from Rivers state. Other board members are
Donatus Enyinnah (Abia state), Frank Samuel George (Akwa Ibom state);
Brambaifa Nelson (Bayelsa state); Sylvester Effefiom Nsa (Cross River
state); Ogaga Ifowodo (Delta state); Uwuilekhue Saturday (Edo state) and
Osita Bonaventure Izunaso (Imo state). Olatokunbo Ayotunde Ajasin (Ondo
state); Harry Iboroma Dabibi (Rivers state); Bernard Banfa
(North-central zone); Yahaya Mohammed (North-east zone); Mustapha
Dankadai (North-west โzone); Igo Weli (Niger Delta region); Mahmoud
Isa-Dutse (Federal Ministry of Finance) and Abdul-Kazeem Kasumi Bayero
(Federal Ministry of Environment) also formed the list.
The consideration and subsequent confirmation of the nominees will be
done when the Senate resumes from its 6-week break in September, 2016.
