The Senate yesterday confirmed the appointment of all the nominees for the Governing Boards of the North West Development Commission, (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission, (SEDC).
The Senate presided by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, confirmed Mark Okoye and Prof. Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as the Managing Director and Chief Executive officers of the SEDC and NWDC respectively.
The Senate gave its final confirmation after the ad hoc Committee on regional development commissions led by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia-North) submitted the report of its screening exercise.
Kalu in his report, said the nominees during the screening proved their capacities to man the affairs of the respective development commissions.
A mild drama however ensued as some senators made a move to invoke Order (1b) to step down the confirmation process for further consultations.
The move was however unsuccessful as the Senate voted to dissolve into the Committee of the Whole to consider the report.
Daily Post