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Senate confirms Chukwuemeka Agbasi as FERMA MD

The Senate also confirmed the appointment of nine other persons as members of the board of FERMA.

• November 21, 2023
FERMA logo used to illustrate the story
FERMA logo used to illustrate the story

The Senate confirmed on Tuesday the appointment of Chukwuemeke Agbasi as the managing director of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA).

This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on FERMA at the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday.

Presenting the report, the chairman of the committee, Hussaini Uba, urged the Senate to consider the request of President Tinubu for the confirmation of the nominee in accordance with Section 2(1)(2) of the FERMA Act 2002.

The Senate also confirmed the appointment of nine other persons as members of the board of FERMA.

Those confirmed included Ibi Manasseh, Dr Kenneth Ugbala, Sen.Timothy Aduda, Babatunde Daramola, Preye Oseke, Aminu Papa, Abubakar Bappa, Shehu Mohammed and Yusuf Othmam.

(NAN)

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