Senate confirms Aisha and Adamu the new CBN Deputy Governors
Aishah Ahmad, new CBN Deputy Governor Nigerian Senate has today confirmed nominees to serve as Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, members of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Edward Lametek Adamu, new CBN Deputy Governor President Muhammadu Buhari had sent the nominees to the Nigerian Senate last year November. The confirmation followed the March 14, 2018, resolution of the upper chamber to screen the nominees after setting aside their earlier position not to do so, due to the tarrying nippy relationship between the legislature and executive. During the submission of plenary report, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Adebayo revealed that one of the nominees, Dr Asheikh A. Maidugu failed the screening. And urged the red chamber to reject the confirmation of Dr Maidugu based on the report. Having put together, the Committee of the whole, the following nominees were confirmed: Prof. Ad...