Kaduna Assembly confirms 12 of 14 commissioner-nominees
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed 12 out of the 14 nominees submitted by Governor Uba Sani for confirmation as commissioners.
The speaker of the house, Yusuf Liman, who presided over the plenary in Kaduna, said the screening began with the former speaker of the state’s eighth assembly, Aminu Shagali.
Mr Shagali was asked to take a bow, while others were duly screened and cleared by the law makers.
Other nominees cleared and confirmed by the assembly included Umma Ahmed, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ibrahim Hamza, Sule Shuaibu, Shizzer Bada, Muhammad Bello, and Salisu Rabi.
The others are Benjamin Gugong, Abubakar Bubba, Sadiq Lagos, and Murtala Dabo.
The two other nominees – Patience Fakai and Auwal Shugaba were absent during the screening.
Marah Zachariah (Jaba State Constituency – PDP), chairman of the House Committee on Information, told journalists after the exercise that the lawmakers were satisfied with the records of the nominees.
Mr Zachariah, who described the nominees as “suitable for the job”, expressed confidence that they would be able to discharge their responsibilities as expected.
The house, thereafter, adjourned sitting to July 26.
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