The Nigerian Senate is set to screen Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, the former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria and acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), along with his deputies.
The screening will take place on Tuesday, September 26 as the National Assembly resumes plenary.
The Senate will also screen four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors.
The above appointments will shape the future of the Apex Bank for the next five years.
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In addition, the Senate has scheduled the screening of two ministerial nominees, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim and Mr Ayodele Olawande, who respectively have been designated as Minister of Youth and Minister of State for Youth.
The screening for the ministerial nominees was set to take place on October 3.
Furthermore, the Senate will screen the Chairman, directors, and reconstituted Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) members.
The list of nominees for the NDDC included Mr Chiedu Ebie (Chairman, Delta State), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku (Managing Director / CEO, Bayelsa), Mr. Boma Iyaye (Executive Director, Finance and Admin, Rivers), Mr Victor Antai (Executive Director, Projects, Akwa-Ibom), Ifedayo Abegunde (Executive Director, Corporate Services, Ondo), and several others.
Others were Sen Dimaro Denyanbofa – State Representative ( Bayelsa); Mr Abasi Ndikan Nkono, State Representative (Akwa Ibom); Rt Hon. Monday Igbuya, State Representative (Delta); Chief Tony Okocha, State Representative (Rivers); Hon Patrick Aisowieren, State Representative (Edo); and Mr Kyrian Uchegbu, State Representative (Imo).
The rest on the list were Hon Patrick Aisowieren, State Representative (Edo); Mr Kyrian Uchegbu, State Representative (Imo); Otito Atikase, State Representative (Ondo); Chief Dimgba Eruba, State Representative (Abia); Rt Hon Orok Out Duke, State Representative (Cross River); Hon Nick Wende – Zonal Representative, North Central; Hon. Namdas Abdulrazak, Zonal Representative (North East); and Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir, Zonal Representative (North West).
