Tinubu Asks Senate To Confirm Tunji Bello, Others’ Appointments

President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm the appointments of several individuals to important positions.

In a letter read during yesterday’s plenary, Tinubu urged the Senate to consider and confirm Dr Olatunji Bello’s nomination as the chief executive officer/executive vice chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).

Tinubu also submitted the names of three nominees for consideration and confirmation as the chairman, secretary, and member of the Police Service Commission (PSC), respectively.

The nominees are retired deputy inspector-general of police (DIG) Hashim Argungu (chairman), Chief Onyema Uche (secretary) and retired DIG Taiwo Lakanu (member) of the PSC.

The Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the letters on the floor during the plenary.

Following the reading, the nomination of Olatunji Bello was referred to the Senate Committee for Trade and Investment, while the nominations of Argungu, Uche, and Lakanu were referred to the Senate Committee on Police Affairs for further legislative work.

The committees were given one week to report to the Senate regarding these appointments.