Governor Tanko Al-Makura of the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa on Wednesday submitted names of 16 nominees for confirmation as commissioners to the State House of Assembly.
The House Majority leader, Alhaji Tanko Tunga (APC-Awe North), submitted the list of the nominees on behalf of Gov. Tanko Al-Makura on the floor of the House in Lafia.
Al-Makura urged the House to screen and confirm the commissioner nominees to enable them assist him in running the affairs of the state for the overall development of the country.
“My colleagues, permit me to read the governor’s message.
“First of the message is that Gov.Tanko Al-Makura is requesting the House to approve 20 special advisers that will assist him in running the affairs of the state.
“The second message read as thus: If we will recall, I assumed office for the second term as the sxecutive governor of the state on May 29, 2015 and I deem it necessary to submit 16 commissioner nominees to the House for your screening and confirmation.
“If they have been screened and confirmed, they will assist me in running the affairs of the state for the betterment of our people and the society in general,’’ he said.
The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe, urged the nominees to submit 30 copies of their curriculum vitae on or before Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015.
“We have just received the list and we urge the commissioner nominees to have the necessary requirements to be appointed as commissioner. The House will commence the screening from Monday, Oct. 26 to Wednesday, Oct. 28, ‘’ he said.
“In case of any petition on any of the commissioner nominees, the people of the state are to submit their petition to the House Committee on Ethics and Petition from now till Monday, October 19th,’’ Balarabe said.