President Buhari picking his teeth by NAIJ – James Kolo who was recently nominated as a commissioner of the FCC from Kwara state h...
President Buhari picking his teeth |
by NAIJ
– James Kolo who was recently nominated as a commissioner of
the FCC from Kwara state has died
– Kolo’s death was confirmed by the Kwara state government
in a statement
– The Kwara state governor, AbdulRazaq commiserated with the
APC family over the Kolo’s sudden death
James Kolo, who was recently nominated by President
Muhammadu Buhari as a commissioner of the Federal Character Commission (FCC)
from Kwara state has died.
The Kwara state government disclosed in a statement that
Kolo died suddely on Tuesday morning, May 19, after falling ill, Vanguard
reports.
Buhari had recently nominated James Kolo as a commissioner
of FCC. Photo credits: Vanguard
Source: UGC
Before his death, the deceased had appeared before the
Senate for screening after he was nominated by the president on April 28 as one
of the commissioners of the Federal Character Commission.
The Kwara state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has
commiserated with the Patigi community and the APC family over the sudden death
of James Kolo.
He described the late commissioner-designate as a loyal
member of the APC and a good man.
Meanwhile, President Buhari has assented the appointment of
Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as chairman, board of trustees of the Tertiary Education
Trust Fund (TETFUND).
Ibrahim-Imam, a well-respected politician, was the
governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno state in
the 2003 and 2007 gubernatorial elections respectively.
The news of his appointment was contained in a letter dated
Thursday, May 14, directed to him by Adamu Adamu, minister of education,
ThisDay reports.
The appointment is expected to run for four years which and
may be renewed on another four years upon satisfactory performance.
In another news report, Buhari has written to the Senate to
approve the appointment of Lamido Yuguda as the new director-general of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Ahmed Lawan, Senate president, made the disclosure while
reading the letter seeking the approval of Yuguda’s appointment during a
plenary on Tuesday, May 18, Premium Times reports.
Legit.ng gathered that President Buhari also sought
confirmation of three nominees, Reginald C. Karausa, Ibrahim D. Boyi and Obi
Joseph as full-time commissioners of the commission.
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