BEVERLY HILLS, April 12, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday forwarded the names of five persons to the Senate for confirmation as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
According to a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, his principal acted in line with Sections 6 (1) (d) and 10 (1) and (2) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2007.
Buhari’s letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, contained the names of the nominee representing six-but-one of the geo-political zones in the country.
The nominees and their zones are as follows:
Prof. Ummu Ahmed Jalingo – North East
Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu Nnabuko – South East
Prof. Mike I. Obadan – South South
Dr. Abdu Abubakar – North West
Adeola Adetunji – South West.
