ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA. The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry. Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...
Yesterday monday,Ghana's government suspended seven out of 12 high court judges for allegations of bribery stemming from a documentary made by an investigative journalist.The decision is part of a response to a three hour film first screened in the capital last month that has caused an uproar in the West African country because it showed judges accepting bribe money through intermediaries.The documentary put Chief Justice Georgina Wood and other judicial leaders under pressure to show a forceful public response.From a statement from the Judicial Service announcing a decision by Vice President Kwesi Amissah Arthur based on advice from the Judicial Council,saying ''Their suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case of stated misbehavior against them by the Hon.Lady Chief Justice {wood}''.The council previously suspended 22 junior judges who appeared in the video and investigated the conduct of high court judges to see if there is a case for their impeachment.Some of the judges have denied wrong doing and have filed a challenge in court,saying their suspension had no legal basis because documents relating to the video that were submitted by the journalist were not made available to them.
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