Senate confirms Buhari’s nominees as members of Judicial Service Commission

10 Feb Senate confirms Buhari’s nominees as members of Judicial Service Commission

The Senate has confirmed nominees appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

The nominees are Nnamonso Ekanem and Mahmoud Magaji.

Their appointment was conveyed in a letter to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on January 18, where the president sought the Senate’s confirmation.

The nominees who are from Akwa-Ibom and Niger States, are to represent the South-south and North-central zones in the Commission, respectively.

They were confirmed after the Senate considered a report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters. The nominees were confirmed in the Committee of the Whole.