Kwara Assembly Confirms 18 Commissioner-Nominees

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday confirmed the names of the 18 commissioner-nominees submitted to the House by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

AbdulRazaq had last week submitted the 18 commissioner- nominees to the House for screening and confirmation.

Towards this end, the members of the House sat for three days legislative sittings so as to ensure the screening and the confirmation of the affected nominees.

During the screening exercise, the commissioner- nominees appeared before the House where they were adequately drilled and screened for the commissionership positions of the state.

However, at the House plenary sitting in Ilorin on yesterday, the members of the House have jointly confirmed the commissioner- nominees.The nominees that were confirmed by the House are, Abdulganiy Abdulazeez Kola – (Asa LGA); Aliyu Kora Sabi  (Baruten LGA);  Shehu Ndanusa Usman (Edu LGA); Afolashade Opeyemi Kemi (Ekiti);  Dr Segun Ogunshola (Ifelodun LGA); Abdulquawiy Olododo (Ilorin East); Saadatu Modibbo Kawu (Ilorin South) and  Ibrahim Suleiman (Ilorin West).

The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, however, directed the clerk of the house to communicate the names of the confirmed commissioner- nominees to AbdulRazaq for further necessary action.