President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Ruby Onwudiwe as a member of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The new nomination comes after Tinubu presented to the Senate five people as directors of the board of the CBN: Robert O. Agbide, Ado Yakubu Wanga, Murtala Sagaley, Urom Eke, and Olayinka Aliyu.
However, when on February 29, the Senate confirmed four people as members of the board of the CBN, it said Eke, nominee from the South-East, rejected the offer over “conflict of interest.”
Tinubu’s new nomination came in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpiabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday in Abuja.
In the letter, according to a NAN, the President said the request for confirmation was in compliance with provisions of Section 10 (1) of the CBN Establishment Act 2007.
Tinubu said: “I am pleased to present for confirmation by the senate, the appointment of Dr Ruby Onwudiwe as a member of the CBN board of directors.
“The Senate is invited to kindly note that Onwudiwe is a replacement for Mr Kalu Eke, due to the unavailability of Eke for the position.
“It is my hope, therefore, that the senate will consider and confirm in its usual expeditious manner, the appointment of Onwudiwe.
“Please accept the assurances of my highest regards.”
