President Buhari Makes 15 Fresh Appointments For ‘Next Level’ (Full List)

President Muhammadu Buhari has made fifteen (15) fresh appointments for his second term in office which is tagged “Next Level.”

YaahooJournalist reports that President Buhari made the 15 appointments for “Next Level” in a letter read on the floor of the Nigerian Senate by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday, December 17.

Buhari Appointments for “Next Level” includes the nomination of Engineer Ahmed Kadi Amshi (Yobe State – North-East), as the Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC).

In the letter, the President also requested the Senate to confirm the appointments of two additional nominees as members of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

The letter listed members of the NASC to include Babagana Modu (Borno – North East), Senator Abubakar Tutare, Taraba- North-East), Hakeem Akamo (Lagos – South West), Tunrayo Akintomide (Ondo – South West), Atanomeyorwi Francis (Delta – South-South) and Engr. Bassey Etuk (Akwa Ibom – South-South).

Others are Hon. Bailyaminu Yusuf Shinkafi (Zamfara – North West), Sani Saidu Kazaure (Jigawa – North West), Senator Julius Ucha (Ebonyi – South East), Nnamdi Anyaehie (Imo – South East), Auwalu Aliyu Ohindase (Kogi – North-Central and Muazu Is’haq (Nasarawa – North Central).

President Buhari’s letter reads as thus; “Further to your letters NASS/9th/S/SP/PRE/1/NASC/06/11/19 dated November 6, 2019, and NASS/9tg/S/SP/PRE/1/NASC/25/11/19 dated 25th November 2019, I write to convey my approval of your nominations for the appointments of Chairman and Commissioners of the National Assembly Service Commission

“The nominees for the positions by the leadership of the 8th National Assembly under Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki were not approved by Buhari.”

According to the 1999 constitution, as amended, the Senate President in consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives nominates the Chairman and members of the NASC which is then approved by the President.