President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday forwarded the list of his nominees to the Senate for confirmation as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement he issued in Abuja.
The statement said the letter to the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, contained the names of the nominees and their geo-political zones.
Prof. Ummu Ahmed Jalingo (North East); Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu Nnabuko (South East); Prof. Mike I. Obadan (South South); Dr Abdu Abubakar (North West) and Adeola Adetunji from the South West.’
Adesina said Buhari’s nomination was in accordance with Sections 6 (1) (d) and 10 (1) and (2) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2007.
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