The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of 16 out of Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s 17 commissioner nominees.
The speaker, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi said this after their screening during the plenary in Lafia.
Abdullahi congratulated the nominees and wished them the best in their new assignments.
He said the lawmakers screened and confirmed 16 nominees who appeared for the screening.
He said however, that the House couldn’t not confirm the appointment of the 17th nominee, Haruna Musa from Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area (LGA) because he failed to attend the screening as he was indisposed.
“Those screened and confirmed are: Mr Yakubu Kwanta, Aishatu Rufai, Umar Abubakar Dan’akano, Munirat Abdullahi, Timothy Kasuwa, Ja’afaru Ango, Margaret Elayo, Bala Mulki,and John Mamman.
“Others are: Abubakar Imam Zanwa, Samuel Kafu Emgba, Aliyu Ahmed Tijjani, Muhammed Iyimoga, Labaran Magaji, Gaza Gwamna, Mu’azu Gosho” he said.
The speaker directed the Clerk to communicate Sule the House resolution for further action.
Earlier, the Majority Leader of the House, Mr Mohammed Adamu Omadefu (APC- Keana) moved the motion for the confirmation of the commissioner nominees and was seconded by the House Minority Leader, Luka Zhekaba ( PDP- Obi 11).
The House unanimously screened and confirmed 16 out of the 17 Commissioner nominees.
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Sule had on July 28 submitted a list of 17 commissioner nominees to the House of for confirmation as members of the state executive council. (NAN)
