Taraba Assembly clears Kefas’ 21 commissioner-nominees

The Taraba State House of Assembly has cleared Gov Agbu Kefas’s 21 commissioner-nominees for appointment as members of the state’s executive council.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Nelson Len, the chairman of the House Committee on Information, who addressed newsmen after the legislature’s plenary on Wednesday in Jalingo, said that all the nominees were cleared after being screened by the house.

“The House is impressed with the calibre of nominees who have shown that they are suitable for the various offices for which they are designated. This is the first time nominees are sent to the House with their portfolios attached to direct the screening process. Of course, we took our time on each nominee and ended up spending two days on the exercise. This is to ensure that we didn’t make mistakes,” he said.

He said further: “Taraba is at a critical stage where we really need total rebirth; that is why we have to ensure that the right persons are put in the right places.”

Len also gave assurance that the lawmakers would work in harmony with the executive to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.

Among the nominees are Prof. Nicholas Oliver, Mr George Peter, Mr Gideon Nonso, Dr Augustina Godwin, Mrs Naomi Agbu and Mrs Aishat Adul-Azzez.

The rest are Dr Sarah Adi, Mr Joseph Nagombe, Dr Bodia Gbansheya , Mrs Zainabu Usman-Jalingo, Yakubu Maikasuwa (SAN), Mr Habu James, Mr Julius Peter, Mr Saviour Badzoilig , Dr Philister Ibrahim, Mrs Mary Sinjen, Mr Daniel Ishaya, Mr Noseh Luka, Mr Joseph Joshua, Mr Usman Abdullahi and Mr Yakubu Yakubu.