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Governor Abdul Fatah Ahmed of Kwara state has forwarded the list of 19 Commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for Screening and confirmation by the Legislature.
Mathew Okedare, the Deputy Speaker who presided over the Tuesday’s sitting, gave this known at the floor of the House while reading the Governor’s message dated May 8th and addressed to the speaker, Ali Ahmad.
The Commissioner- nominees, according to the letter were; Ademola Banu, Irepodun; Eleja Taiwo Banu, Ilorin West; Ahmed Alhassan, Edu; Uhman Kolo Rifun, Patigi; Amos Sayo Justus, Ekiti; Sabi Baba Isiak, Baruteen; Bamidele Adegoke Olamide, Oke Ero; Olaniyi Muideen Alalade, Oyun; Kamadeen Ajibade (SAN), Ilorin West; Aro Yahaya, Ifelodun; Surajudeen Akanbi, Ilorin East and Taiba Ayinde Ahmed, Offa and Saidu Habeeb, Asa Local Government Area.
Others were Agboola Julius Babatunde, Isin; Ahmed Susa’ade Aminat, Kaiama; Abdullah Alikinla, Moro; Wasiu Odewale, Ifelodun and Yusuf Abdulqodir, Ilorin West Local Government Area.
The Governor said he had taken cognisance of the provisions of the nation’s constitution, thus calling for speedy confirmation of the nominees to fast track implementation of policies and programmes of his government.
The Deputy Speaker then directed the Clerk of the House, Ahmed Katsina Mohammed to ensure that all nominees completed necessary documentation for their screening and confirmation on Tuesday next week.
The House equally, at its Tuesday sitting, received the Chain Saw Men (Registration and Control) Amendment Bill 2018 and Charcoal Production, Transportation and Sales (Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2018 for passage into Law.
Meanwhile, the Speaker has enjoined the Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees of the House to continue to discharge their duties with renewed zeal and resilience to sustain the task of providing platform for governance for the people of the state.
The Speaker in his address to welcome members for the last lap of the third session, assured that the House would handle it’s oversight functions with more vigour to ensure that the dividends of democracy as contained in the 2018 budget are delivered to the people of the state.
SIKIRAT SHEHU, Ilorin
