NOSA, EGHAGHA
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu yesterday swore-in 17 commissioners of the National Population Commission.
The swearing-in which was conducted before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Nine of the Commissioners were re-appointed and sworn-in for the second term while 11 others freshly appointed were also sworn-in.
The oath taking process of the commissioners were conducted in three batches of six, six and five.
The Senate had confirmed 17 commissioners of the NPC out of 19 nominated by President Tinubu on February 21, 2023, after the adoption of the screening report of the Committee on National Identity Card and Population at the Committee of on Wednesday.
Those sworn are Emmanuel Eke (Abia), Chidi Ezeoke (Anambra), Alex Ukam (Cross River), Blessyn Brume-Maguha (Delta) and Jeremiah Nwankwegu (Ebonyi).
Others include, Sa’adatu Garba (Kaduna), Aminu Tsanyawa (Kano), Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Mary Afan(Plateau), and Ogiri Henry (Rivers)
Those returned are, Isa Buratai (Borno), Tony Alyejina (Edo), Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), Ejike Ezeh (Enugu), Abubakar Damburam (Gombe), Uba Nnabue (Imo), Sani Sale (Taraba)
Earlier, FEC observed a minute silence to honour former Minister of State for Health, Gabriel Aduku, who died at the age of 80.
Aduku was appointed Minister of State for Health during the tenure of late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua where he played an important role in driving policies that have impacted positively in the health sector of the country.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu, also called for a minute silence in his honour, noting that as the Chairman of the Revenue Allocation Committee of the National Constitutional Conference, he birthed the 13% derivation formula which is embedded in the 1999 constitution of Nigeria.
