The senate has confirmed the nominations of Abdullahi Saidu as executive chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) and 17 others as members of the boards of the FRC and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
The confirmations followed the consideration and adoption of
reports presented by the senate committees on finance and judiciary, human
rights and legal matters during plenary on Wednesday.
Presenting the report on the FRC nominees, Lere Oyewunmi,
deputy chairman of the senate committee on finance, said the committee examined
the nominees’ curricula vitae, educational qualifications and professional
experience before recommending them for confirmation.
Oyewunmi, who represented Sani Musa, chairman of the
committee, said the screening showed that the nominees possessed the requisite
experience and qualifications to discharge their responsibilities.
He said the committee was particularly impressed that the
chairman and about four members had letters of attestation from their previous
places of work confirming their competence and suitability for the
appointments.
“The chairman, in particular, has some substantial
experience in revenue administration, fiscal oversight, and governance reform
and his last place of work was ICPC, where he equally chaired a very sensitive
committee,” he said.
Oyewunmi said the committee had no hesitation in
recommending the nominees for confirmation.
Simon Lalong, senator representing Plateau south, seconded
the motion, describing the nominees as reputable individuals whose records
suggested they would perform well in their assignments.
The senate subsequently dissolved into a committee of the
whole to consider the report, which was adopted after a voice vote conducted by
Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president, who presided over the plenary.
Barau congratulated the nominees and urged them to discharge
their responsibilities in line with the mandate of the commission.
In a separate report, Adeniyi Adegbonmire, chairman of the
senate committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters, presented the
committee’s recommendations on the nominees to the governing council of the
NHRC.
Adegbonmire said the senate had referred the nominations to
the committee on April 28, 2026, while the screening exercise took place on
Tuesday.
He said the committee examined the nominees’ curricula vitae
and supporting documents and was satisfied with their experience,
qualifications, competence and exposure to human rights issues.
The committee consequently recommended their confirmation as
chairman and members of the NHRC governing council.
Ekong Samson, senator representing Akwa Ibom south, seconded
the motion, saying members who participated in the screening agreed that the
nominees were fit to undertake the responsibility of strengthening human rights
protection in Nigeria.
He commended President Bola Tinubu for nominating what he
described as men and women of substance to serve on the commission.
The NHRC nominees include Salamatu Suleiman as chairman,
alongside Huwaila Ibrahim, Edmund Obiagwu, Ogunji Kingsley, Oluwakemi
Asiawaju-Okenyodo, Adedeji Adekunle, Ayo Adewuyi, Mohammed Adelodun, Eze Anaba,
Maupe Ogun-Yusuf and Patience Udoh as members.
The FRC nominees are Saidu as executive chairman, alongside
Mohammed Mai-Eka, Mohammed Aliyu Makama, Suleiman Gidado, Louis Ndukwe, Amaechi
Ugwele, and Olaniyi Onikola as members.
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