February 14, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the nomination of Amidu Tadese Raheem, as Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC).
Tinubu in a letter read at plenary by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said the request was made in accordance with the provisions of Section 154 (1), of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
Seeking expeditious consideration and approval of the request, President Tinubu said, “Whilst hoping that this request will receive the usual expeditious consideration of the Senate, please accept Distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration.”
The nominee, Amidu Tadese Raheem, is a University don and the current Head of the Department of Public Administration, at Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State.
He hails from the prestigious Tadese Royal Family in Iwo, Osun State and holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Pol Science), from Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife and another one in Arts and Education from the University of Ilorin before topping them with a Master’s of Public Administration (MPA), Master’s of Science in Public Administration and PhD (Public Administration), of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile- Ife.
Upon the creation of Osun State from the old Oyo State, Prince Amidu Tadese contested and won a seat in the Osun State House of Assembly to represent Iwo Constituency 1 in 1992. He later emerged as Chief Whip of the State Assembly.
