The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Kingsley Obiora as a Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Obiora was confirmed on January 30, 2020 following the adoption of the report of the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions that screened him on Wednesday, January 29, 2020.
A statement from the apex bank said Obiora’s appointment was unanimously supported when it was mentioned on the floor of the Senate.
“The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan, put the question to vote after a consideration of the report of the Committee, it was unanimously carried by the senators. Thus, with the unanimous vote Dr. Obiora is set to assume duty upon the retirement of Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna on February 2, 2020,” CBN said.
It will be recalled Obiora was grilled by the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions on Wednesday, during which he shared his thoughts on various economic and financial issues raised by the Senate Committee.
President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to the Senate on January 16, 2020, nominated Dr Kingsley Isitua Obiora as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
