By BEN AGANDE

ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated Mr Francis Ugochukwu Elechi [/b]for confirmation as Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.The President has also nominated renown human rights campaigner, [b]Dr. Chidi Anselm Odikanlu, as Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission.

In two letters read by the President of the Senate on the floor of the Senate, Tuesday, the President called for expeditious confirmation of the nominees.Other members of the National Human Rights Commission Council nominated by the President include Mr. Sully Abu, Mrs. Eugenia Abu and Mr. Kayode Komolafe, all representing the media.

Others are David Ezeigwe, Ranti Daudu, Saadatu Mahdi, Jones Osim, Mr Olawale Fapohunda, Mrs Maryam Uwais, Cynthia Ogbe and Professor Bem Angwe.The council will also comprise nominees of the Nigeria Labour Congress and ministries of Justice, Foreign Affairs and Interior.

So far all his head appointees are great Igbo sons. More to come. Igbos will likely laugh last in this dispensation having voted for GEJ super-massively. I dey laugh oh!!!!

lol,


Like they say, little things bugs shallow minds,

MaziUche is that you?

President Goodluck Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesay asked the Senate to confirm Mr. Francis Ugochukwu Elechi as the new chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).

His request came on a day he approved the appointment of Hon. Justice Ibrahim Ndahi Auta as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. The approval is sequel to confirmation of the appointment by the Senate on 11 May 2011.

In another letter to Senate President David Mark, the President also forwarded the names of 14 nominees for confirmation as members of the Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

The nomination, made pursuant to Section 2 of the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act, 2010 named Dr. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu as Chairman of the Council.

Members of the council include Mr. Kayode Komolafe, the Deputy Managing Director of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Sully Abu, Mrs. Eugenia Abu, Mr. Dave Obidi Ezeigwe, Mrs. Ranti Bosede Daudu and Mrs. Saadatu Mahadi.

Others are Mr. Jones Osim, Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, Mrs. Maryam Uwais, Mrs. Cynthia Ene Ogbe and Professor Bem Angwe.

This came as former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, while fielding questions from newsmen at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport,Lagos , yesterday, urged members of the House of Representatives to choose whoever they wished to be their Speaker, saying the House has the right to choose who should lead the legislators and that the idea of zoning should not determine who is elected as the Speaker.

ICPC had been without a substantive chairman since last year when Justice Emmanuel Ayoola (rtd) served out his tenure.

The nomination of Elechi is coming on the heels of the rejection of Justice Pius Olayiwola Aderemi (rtd) by the upper legislative chambers as replacement for Ayoola.

Aderemi was rejected on the grounds of alleged incompetence and old age.


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All yoroobaieu people need to emulate adejoro,he is a good yaroba man that knows his superiors(ndiigbo) and recognizes the incompetence of his yhoroba people

Nigerians are so tribal beyond belief.

this is a very shameful thread

mikeansy:

this is a very shameful thread

I agree. Goes to show how small minded some people are. And to think they are championing the cause of Igbo people so. I am Igbo and I find these kinds of threads disgraceful. The OP f.oolishly sees political appointments as something to bray happily about when the most part of Alaigbo is underdeveloped. This is a shameful display of tribalism.

smh

Bawss1:

I agree. Goes to show how small minded some people are. And to think they are championing the cause of Igbo people so. I am Igbo and I find these kinds of threads disgraceful. The OP f.oolishly sees political appointments as something to bray happily about when the most part of Alaigbo is underdeveloped. This is a shameful display of tribalism.

smh

Ditto for most of the SW, North et al. It is really tragic how some Nigerians think and talk with myopic and unhelpful feudalism. I am of the opinion , with how they talk, that many commentators on Nairaland (yorubas, Igbos, Hausa et al) live in Caves and have no exposure to what obtains worldwide at all !!!! Otherwise they will not taunt each other with what does not matter while we are all living with abject underdevelopment banished from most developed nations over a 100 years ago !!!! I don't think most commentators here live normal lives where they have the type of real world responsibilities, exposure and associations that enables them to understand , let alone put into practice, the type of reasoning that assist normal successful adults set priorities that aids development and progress for themselves and for others.

Gbawe:

Ditto for most of the SW, North et al. It is really tragic how some Nigerians think and talk with myopic and unhelpful feudalism. I am of the opinion , with how they talk, that many commentators on Nairaland (yorubas, Igbos, Hausa et al) live in Caves and have no exposure to what obtains worldwide at all !!!! Otherwise they will not taunt each other with what does not matter while we are all living with abject underdevelopment banished from most developed nations over a 100 years ago !!!! I don't think most commentators here live normal lives where they have the type of real world responsibilities, exposure and associations that enables them to understand , let alone put into practice, the type of reasoning that enable normal successful adults set priorities that aids development and progress for themselves and for others.

Uncle Gbawe you could not have said it better.

Jobless people

The ethinic sentiment in Nigeria is very real.
Wishing it away will not make it go away.

Let us come together to discuss a peaceful seperation or at least on how we define our "oneness".

A stitch in time saves nine.

nna lets not taunt these people so they dont sabotage the man,as government

@op

Bigotry will lead us no where. Let's address issues as erudite beings.

Peace!

Adejoro/Nchara/Ramon/Akin-egba/babalola/etc

funny man/woman