By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Magnus Abe, a former Senator representing Rivers East, as the Executive Chairman of the Board of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
In addition, the upper legislative chamber confirmed Sunday Adebayo and Paul Yaro as non-executive commissioners of the commission.
The confirmations followed an earlier screening exercise conducted by the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) on March 16. The committee, chaired by Senator Eteng Williams, evaluated the nominees who were submitted for appointment by President Bola Tinubu.
Consistent with parliamentary tradition for former lawmakers, Abe—who served two terms in the National Assembly—was not subjected to extensive questioning during the screening and was simply asked to “take a bow and go.”
