Leke Baiyewu, AbujaThe Senate has confirmed four of the five members of the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions had screened the nominees on Wednesday. The nominees are Prof. Ummu Ahmed Jalingo (North-East), Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu Nnabuko (South-East), Prof. Mike Obadan (South-South), Dr. Abdu Abubakar (North-West) and Adeola Adetunji (South-West). The Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, said he agreed with the positions taken by Saraki and Ekweremadu on the matter. Considering the request penultimate Wednesday, Saraki had referred the request to the committee with a mandate to report back in two weeks.

Source: Punch May 31, 2018 23:03 UTC