ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

Image
 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...

LAGOS CHIEF JUDGE,RELEASES 31 MORE PRISONERS FROM IKOYI PRISON.

                     The Chief Judge of Lagos State,Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade on thursday continued her prison amnesty exercise with the release of 31 inmates from the Ikoyi prison.Speaking during her visit to the prison yesterday,the Chief Judge said that her administration is committed to decongesting prisons in the state,and that situations where cases are allowed to prolong unnecessarily in courts will no longer be tolerated.while admonishing the freed prisoners not to return to crime again,Atilade stated that her administration will continue to review cases of inmates who have no business being in prison.According to herv''Those of you that have been released today should see this as an opportunity for a new beginning.You must henceforth be of good behaviour and never return to crime.The purpose of carrying out this exercise is to achieve a reduction in the awaiting trial population in prisons,situations where cases are allowed to unnecessarily drag on in court will no longer be tolerated''.The Chief Judge noted that one of the reasons why many deserving inmates do not benefit from amnesty programme is that the State Directorate of Public Prosecution does not always provide the Prison Decongestion Committee detailed information about the awaiting trial inmates.She therefore urged the Directorate to develop mechanism where case files of inmates can easily be accessed and reviewed by the committee.Justice Atilade also advised that the prison authorities must also be up and doing by providing adequate and relevant information to the prison decongestion committee.One more photo below.                                                                                         

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

SHAKIRA COVERS WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE,APRIL ISSUE.

INNOSON GIVES OUT BRAND NEW IVM G5 AND SALARY FOR LIFE TO THE MAN WHO PROPHESIED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING IN 1979.(PHOTO).

THE NEW OONI OF ILE-IFE,WILL NOT EAT THE HEART OF THE LATE OONI-PALACE CHIEFS.