Kwara Assembly confirms 18 commissioner nominees

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Kwara Assembly confirms 18 commissioner nominees

The Kwara state House of Assembly has confirmed all the 18 Commissioner nominees including nine women presented to the Assembly by the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

The list of the names of 18 Commissioner nominees consisting of five names who served during the governor’s first tenure was forwarded to the Assembly for screening last week Monday, August 14, 2023.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt Hon Yakubu Salihu-Danladi who announced the clearance at the plenary on Tuesday said that all the 18 nominees including the one nominee member for the Kwara state Civil Service Commission were cleared by the Assembly.

“Sequel to the screening of 18 Nominees as Commissioners in the Kwara State Executive Council and one (1) Commissioner II Nominee for the Kwara State Civil Service Commission, all the nominees stated hereunder were considered and confirmed by the House at the Committee of Whole,” the Speaker said.

Nine out of the nominees were female while the rest were male.

Some of the commissioners nominees include: Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu, Hauwa Nuru, Afolashade Opeyemi-Kemi, Damilola Yusuf, while Jemilat Adamu-Bake was confirmed as a members of the Civil Service Commission among others.

Others are: Abdulganiy Abdulazeez, Aliyu kora-Sabi, Shehu Usman, Dr Segun Ogunshola. The Speaker thereafter directed the Clerk to the House to communicate the confirmation to the governor immediately after the day’s proceedings.