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  • Factional Assembly to screen commissioner-nominee Monday

    Factional Assembly to screen commissioner-nominee Monday

    The factional House of Assembly led by speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, has invited a commissioner-nominee, Danagogo Iboroma, for screening and confirmation as a member of the state executive.

    In a letter signed by the factional Clerk, Dr. G.M. Gillis-West asked Iboroma to appear before the House on Monday by 10am.

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    Gillis-West asked Iboroma to appear at the Hallowed Chamber, Rivers State House of Assembly, Auditorium, Admin Block, Rivers state government House Port Harcourt.

    Iboroma was asked to appear with 10 sets of his CVs, photocopies of his credentials and the original.

  • Obaseki appoints Oni-Okpaku as Commissioner

    … Imariagbe as GM, Waste Mgt. Board

     

    Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has appointed Omoua Alonge Oni-Okpaku as commissioner nominee and has forwarded her name to the Edo State House of Assembly for confirmation.

    The governor has also appointed Osadebamen Charles Imariagbe as the General Manager of the Edo State Waste Management Board.

    In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Alhaji) Adjoto Kabiru, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq. said “I am directed by the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki to humbly forward for consideration and confirmation by the House of Assembly, the name of Omoua Alonge Oni-Okpaku as commissioner nominee.

    In the appointment letter by Ogie to Imariagbe, he said, “I write to inform you that the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, has approved your appointment as General Manager, Edo State Waste Management Board.”

  • Ambode commended over commissioner nominee

    Ambode commended over commissioner nominee

    A Non Governmental Organisation, Coalition for Good Governance and Excellence, Badagry Local Government Area chapter, has expressed gratitude to Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, for picking Mr. Akinyemi Ashade as one of the commissioner nominees to be in his executive council.

    Rising from one of its meetings yesterday, chairman of the NGO, Mr. Ade Balogun, who spoke on its behalf, said all the members unanimously expressed their gratitude to the Lagos State governor for Ashade’s nomination.

    He said, “We give kudos to the governor for Ashade’s nomination as commissioner in his executive council. Ashade has been one of the major contributors to the development of Badagry Local Government Area even as a private person.

    “He is intelligent, dedicated and easily accessible to the people, he is a grassroots politician as well as an academic. He is also a technocrat, an accountant who is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, ICAN,” he said.

    According to Balogun, Ashade has contributed immensely to the development of people’s career “and by this appointment we are sure he will do more with this call for service to the people not only in Badagry area but also Lagos state as a whole.”

    The group said it is very sure that Ashade will prove himself with this appointment and do the entire people of Badagry division and indeed the state proud.

    “He is surely going to stand out as a star in the cabinet, he is a man who has carved a niche for himself in the private sector and he is going to bring his wealth of experience into the public sector with this new appointment. This is the time Olorunda Local Council Development Area will surely prove that we have capable, intelligent and dedicated persons,” he said.

  • Jonathan withdraws Oyo INEC commissioner-nominee

    President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday withdrew the nomination of Prof Akinola Muritala Salau as a National Electoral Commissioner.

    The withdrawal letter on the nomination, dated 21 March, 2013, was read yesterday on the floor of the Senate by Senate President David Mark.

    The President said Salau’s replacement, who would have represented Oyo State in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), would be sent to the Senate.

    Entitled, Re: Confirmation of appointment of a National Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the letter reads: “I write with respect to my letter of March 14, 2013, on the above stated subject and wish to notify the Distinguished Senate that emergent circumstances have necessitated the withdrawal of the nomination of Prof Akinola Muritala Salau of Oyo State as a National Electoral Commissioner.

    “A replacement nominee will be forwarded to the Senate shortly.”

  • Edo commissioner-nominee writes test

    A commissioner-nominee, Anena Jemitola, was yesterday subjected to a rigorous reading and spelling test during her screening by the Edo State House of Assembly Standing Committee on Rules, Business and Government.

    She was asked to read a section of the 1999 Constitution and spell Philip Shaibu and Edo State House of Assembly.

    Ms Jemitola was the only nominee made to face thorough screening as others were merely asked to take a bow and go.

    The lawmakers made her take the test after they argued that the basic constitutional requirement to be appointed was the ability to read and write.

    They quoted a section of the fifth schedule in response to a petitioner, Jimoh Lawal, who asked that Ms Jemitola should not be cleared for the post.

    Lawal, who presented his petition to the committee, said there were discrepancies in what was contained in Ms Jemitola’s curriculum vitae and the results presented.

    The petitioner described the results presented by Ms Jemitola as mere “testimonials and worthless papers.”

    He opined that there was no examination body that conducted exam with the heading General Certificate of Examination but General Certificate of Education exam conducted by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC).

    The Committee Chairman, Philip Shaibu, said they were guided by the constitutional provision and that they lacked the power to investigate the alleged certificate forgery claim.

    He said: “She has the minimum requirement to occupy the office.

    If your issues are based on forgery, it is another matter.”

    But Lawal interjected: “There is no primary school certificate before the lawmakers and I have proven a case of dishonesty.”

    Shaibu, however, said they would investigate the results and would not present the report of the screening during plenary session.

    Governor Adams Oshiomhole has sent the name of Aihamwa Eregie to the lawmakers for screening and confirmation as a commissioner.

    The Speaker, Uyi Igbe, who read the letter during plenary, told Eregie to present 30 copies of his CV to the screening committee.