Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of nine appointees [FULl NAMES]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sought the Nigerian Senate’s confirmation of nine appointees for the South West, North Central, and South South Development Commissions.

This was disclosed in a letter sent to Senate President Godswill Akpabio by the President on Thursday.

The communication listed the appointees as nineteen persons for the North Central Development Commission, with Cosmas Akiyir as chairman and Cyril Yeltsin as managing director.

The South-west Development Commission has eighteen appointees, listing Senator Olubunmi Adetunbi and Dr Charles Akinola as chairman and managing director, in that order while the South South Development Commission has appointed eighteen persons, with Chibudom Nwuche as chairman and Usoro Offiong Akpabio as managing director.

The nominees will be screened by respective committees before confirmation.

The development comes as Tinubu in February 2025, .