The Senate has confirmed the appointments of Mr Louis Odion and Hajia Ummusalma Isiyaka Rabiu as Executive Commissioners of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
The Red Chamber on Wednesday at plenary considered the report of its Committee on Trade and Investment, led by Senator Umar Sadiq, which screened the nominees whose names were forwarded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Odion is a former Editor with Sun Newspapers and also former Information Commissioner in Edo State.
Odion will serve as Executive Commissioner (Operations), while his colleague, Ummusalma Isiyaka Rabiu from Kano State, takes up the position of Executive Commissioner (Corporate Services).
Presenting his committee’s report, Senator Sadiq declared that both nominees were found qualified for the positions, having demonstrated ‘competence, integrity, and a sound understanding of consumer protection and market regulation.’
He further noted that their appointment was in line with the present administration’s vision to deepen fair competition and safeguard consumer rights across Nigeria’s rapidly expanding digital and commercial sectors.
The Senate, after adopting the report, unanimously confirmed both nominees through a voice vote.
In the same vein, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, equally presented his Committee’s report on the confirmation of Professor Yusuf Mohammad as Commissioner of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC). He is to represent the North East geopolitical zone.
He declared that the nominee met all constitutional requirements and the requisite experience to contribute meaningfully to ongoing efforts to update and reform Nigeria’s body of laws.
He said: ‘The committee found Professor Yusuf Mohammad to be eminently qualified and of proven integrity. His appointment will strengthen the capacity of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission to review outdated statutes and harmonise them with current realities.’
The Senate chamber subsequently approved his nomination after a motion for confirmation was made and adopted.