This article is about how Tinubu seeks swift approval from the senate for new Nuprc commissioners and list of the appointed commissioners.
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President Bola Tinubu has written to the Nigerian Senate to expeditiously consider and confirm the three new executive commissioners for the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) recently appointed.
The appointees include Bashir Indabawa, North-West, Executive Commissioner, Exploration and Acreage Management; Enorense Amadasu, South-South, Executive Commissioner, Development & Production; and Babajide Fasina, South-West, Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulation & Strategic Planning. According to the President, the appointment is in line with Section 11, sub-section 3 of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021.
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The letter was read on the floor of the Senate at the resumed plenary on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Who then referred the letter to the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream and Gas) for further legislative action and to report back in one week.
Similarly, in a separate letter, President Tinubu sought the confirmation of 19 commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC). Those appointed include the following:
List Of the Appointed Commissioners
Emmanuel Eke (Abia), Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), Chidi Ezeoke (Anambra), Isa Buratai (Borno), Alex Ukam (Cross River), Blessyn Brume-Ataguba (Delta), Jeremiah Nwankwegu (Ebonyi), Tony Aiyejina (Edo), Ejike Ezeh (Enugu), Abubakar Damburam (Gombe), Uba Nnabue (Imo), Sa’adatu Garba (Kaduna) and Aminu Tsanyawa (Kano).
Others are Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Olakunle Sobukola (Ogun), Temitayo Oluwatuyi (Ondo), Mudashiru Hussain (Osun), Mary Afan (Plateau), Ogiri Henry (Rivers) and Saany Sale (Taraba).