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Eight Commissioner Nominees Get Nasarawa Assembly’s Nod
By Okpashi Odama
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed eight new commissioner nominees forwarded to it by Governor Abdullahi Sule.
Speaker of the House, Rt.
While congratulating the nominees on their appointments, the Speaker urged them to live above board if eventually sworn in.
The confirmed nominees are Muhammad Habeeb Nagogo from Wamba LGA; Ahmed Yakubu Mohammed from Lafia LGA; Hon. Mohammed Baba Shehu from Keffi LGA; Hon. Mohammed Iyimoga Oyigye from Obi LGA; Adamu Rabecca Kpadji from Wamba LGA; Nawani Aboki from Doma LGA; Jibril Abdullahi Ibrahim, FCNA, from Nasarawa LGA; and Ashefo Daniel Paul, Ph.D., from Lafia LGA.
Speaker Jatau directed the Clerk of the House to communicate the resolution of the House to Governor Abdullahi Sule for further necessary action.
Earlier, the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Suleiman Yakubu Azara, moved a motion for the confirmation of the commissioner nominees, while the Minority Leader, Hon. Luka Iliya Zhekaba, seconded the motion.
The House unanimously screened and confirmed the nominees after lawmakers representing their respective local government areas spoke in their favour.
It would be recalled that on August 5, 2026, Speaker Jatau unveiled the eight commissioner nominees submitted by Governor Sule for confirmation.
In a related development, the House has passed for first reading a Bill for a Law to Make Provision for the Establishment of the College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Obi, and for Other Purposes Connected Thereto.
The bill is sponsored by Dr. Ibrahim Peter Akwe, member representing Obi One Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture.
Hon. Ibrahim Peter Akwe moved a motion for the bill to scale first reading, which was seconded by Hon. Esson Mairiga.
The House unanimously passed the bill for first reading.
Speaker Danladi Jatau slated August 25, 2026, for the second reading of the bill.
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