Senate Approves Orji Kalu’s Brother As N’Assembly Commission Member

Nnanna Uzor-Kalu, the second South-East nominee, has been confirmed by the Senate as a member of the National Assembly Service Commission.

Kalu, a former two-term House of Representatives member, is the younger brother of former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu.

He joined 11 others who were cleared last week.

Kalu’s confirmation, initially deferred due to a petition against him, was eventually approved on Thursday after the Senate Ethics Committee submitted its report recommending his nomination.

During Thursday’s plenary, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Cyril Fasuyi, presented the list of confirmed members, which included Dr. Saviour Enyiekere (South-South), Suleiman Hunkuyi (North-West), Yusuf Yusuf (North-West), Aminu Malle (North-East) and Alhaji Mahmud (North-East).

Others are 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 Mrs. Mary Ekpeyong (South-South).

Fasuyi assured the Senate that the committee was satisfied with the qualifications, experience, and reputations of the confirmed members.

He, however, noted that the confirmation of the Southeast nominee should be delayed pending an investigation by the Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions.