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Buhari forwards name to Senate for confirmation as NIPSS DG

Ismaila Sanni
Ismaila Sanni
NIPSS

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday forwarded the name of Professor Habu Galadima to the Senate for confirmation as the substantive Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Jos.

Also, the president sought the Senate’s confirmation of the name of Mr. Uba Maska as the Executive Director of the National Communication Commission (NCC).

The president’s communications were read at the plenary by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan.

While appealing to the legislators to give the needed support for the confirmation of the nominees, Buhari said his request in the case of the NIPSS Director General was in accordance with Section 8 (5) of the NIPSS Act, and that of NCC, was in accordance with Section 8 (1) of the NCC Act.

He stated that he had attached a copy of Galadima’s curriculum vitae for additional information.

Born in 1963 at Toto local government area of Nasarawa State, Galadima is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Jos, Plateau State.

He had worked as a consultant to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, the World Bank and UNDP.

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