Leke Baiyewu, AbujaThe Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has stated that the upper chamber of the National Assembly has not lifted the embargo on the confirmation of appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari. Saraki had read a letter from the President seeking the Senate’s approval for the 2017 budget estimates of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Ohuabunwa said, “That is the composition of the NDDC board. Responding, Saraki stated that the NDDC board appointments could only be confirmed if the screening process started before the resolution by the Senate. The issue you just raised, we will look at it to see if the exercise itself started before the resolution.

Source: Punch January 24, 2018 23:03 UTC