Senate upholds confirmation of Nnanna Uzor Kalu as NASC member

The senate has upheld the appointment of Nnanna Uzor Kalu as a member of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) alongside 11 other members.

The upper chamber had earlier deferred the confirmation of Kalu, the first nominee from the South East following a petition against him.

At the plenary yesterday, the senate unanimously resolved to approve Kalu’s nomination following a report submitted by the ethics committee.

The committee in its reports requested the Senate to “uphold the nomination of Nnanna Uzor Kalu as Commissioner (South East) in the National Assembly Service Commission

(NASC) and also approve his screening by the Senate Committee on Establishment for the confirmation by the Senate.”

President Bola Tinubu had appointed the members of the commission on February 20.

Kalu, a former two term member of the House of Representatives, is the younger brother of the senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu.

The senate had announced that the chairman of the commission is Saviour Enyiekere, representing the South-South. Other members are Suleiman Hunkuyi, North West and Yusuf Yusuf, North West.

Others are Aminu Malle, North East; Alhaji Mahmud, North East; Mark Terso, North Central; Salihu Balogun, North Central; Taiwo Oluga, South West; Afeez Ipesa-Balogun, South West; Festus Odii, South East, Patrick Giwa, South-South and Mary Ekpeyong, South-South.