Tinubu swears in 17 NPC commissioners
Seventeen National Population Commission commissioners took oath of office and allegiance before President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja.
NPC is Nigeria’s principal data mining commission, responsible for collecting, collating, analysing, and publishing data about the Nigerian people and economy.
It is also mandated to undertake demographic sample surveys, compile, collate, and publish migration and civil registration statistics, and monitor the country’s population policy.
A fortnight ago, the Senate screened and confirmed the 17 commissioners out of the 19 whose nominations were sent to it by President Bola Tinubu, as the two others did not appear for screening.
On Wednesday, Emmanuel Eke (Abia), Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), Chidi Ezeoke (Anambra), Isa Buratal (Borno), Alex Ukam (Cross River), and Blessyn Brume-Maguha (Delta), Jeremiah Nwankwegu (Ebonyi), Tony Alyejina (Edo), Ejike Ezeh (Enugu), Abubakar Damburam (Gombe), Uba Nnabue (Imo), and Sa’adatu Garba (Kaduna) took the oath of office.
Others were Aminu Tsanyawa (Kano), Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Mary Afan (Plateau), Saany Sale (Taraba) and Ogiri Henry (Rivers).
(NAN)
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