Daily political manners

as Senate adjourns plenary in honour of late rep, Ayeola By Henry Umoru ABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of former Military governor of Old Oyo State, Major- General Paul Tarfa, retd as the Chairman of the North East Development Commission, NEDC. In a letter dated 8th January, 2019 and addressed to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Paul Tarfa who hails from Adamawa State and former Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna will chair the board which has eleven members. In the letter read by Saraki during Plenary Wednesday, President Buhari also nominated Mohammed Alkali as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the commission and nine others as members of the board of the commission. Other nominees according to the President are Musa Uma Yashi – ED Humanitarian Affairs; Muhammed Jawa B. – Executive Director, Admin and Finance; Omar Maiwaida Mohammed – Executive Director, Ope

The pioneer IGP is Louis Edet and the current IGP is Mohammed Adamu who originated from Nasarawa State. He holds a B.sc in geography. He was formally decorated by the president yesterday and assisted by the outgoing IGP, Ibrahim Kpotum.