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Buhari writes Senate to confirm Umar Yahaya as co-chair, governing council of unclaimed funds

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The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the nomination of Umar Yahaya as co-chairman of the Governing Council of Unclaimed Funds.

The request was contained in a letter dated 3rd June 2022.

The letter was read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of the plenary.

President Buhari, in the letter, explained that his request was made pursuant to Section 77(5) of the Finance Act 2020.

Similarly, President Buhari also asked the upper chamber to confirm the nomination of Joe Aniku Michael Ohiani as substantive Director-General/CEO for the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission.

The request was contained in a letter dated 6th June 2022.

According to Buhari, the confirmation request was in accordance with the provision of Section 22(1)(a) of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (Establishment) Act, 2005.

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