The Senate on Thursday, confirmed four nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari as commissioners for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
One of the new non-executive commissioners, Mr. Aliyu Abubakar, was re-nominated recently by Buhari to represent the North-East on the NCC board despite his rejection by the eighth senate in 2016 because of low educational qualifications.
Other nominees confirmed by the Senate were Uba Maska (executive commissioner), Prof. Millionaire Abowei (non executive commissioner) and Abdulazeez Salman (non-executive commissioner).
It would be recalled that the president had in a memo read by the senate president, Mr. Lawan Ahmad last Tuesday at the plenary, requested the lawmakers to confirm the nominees.
Buhari based his request on section 8 (1) of NCC Act and section 5 (2) of NIPSS act; presenting four nominees for the NCC and one for the NIPSS.
“In accordance with section 8 (1) of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) act 2003, I write to forward the under listed names of nominees for confirmation by the senate as non-executive commissioners of the Nigeria Communications Commission,” wrote the president.
