Nasarawa Assembly Gives Green Light To NASIEC Nominee Despite Age Discrepancy Allegations

Nasarawa Assembly Gives Green Light To NASIEC Nominee Despite Age Discrepancy Allegations

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions has exonerated Mr. Mukhtar Mamman Angbashim, a nominee for the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), from allegations of age falsification……. CONTINUE READING

The accusation was raised in a petition filed with the House a week ago.

Presenting the report during a plenary session in Lafia on Monday, Committee Chairman Mr. Luka Iliya Zhekaba (PDP, Obi II) stated that the petitioners failed to appear before the committee despite invitations and did not provide any substantiating documents or evidence to support their claim against Mr. Angbashim.

“Therefore, the allegation is baseless and lacks merit. In the interest of fairness, justice, and equity, the House should proceed to screen the nominee and, if appropriate, confirm him,” Zhekaba asserted.

In response to the report, Speaker of the House Danladi Jatau instructed the Clerk to notify Mr. Angbashim to return for screening on Tuesday, July 23, at 10 am.

Mr. Angbashim, a history lecturer at the state-owned College of Education in Akwanga, had been temporarily withheld from the initial screening for his appointment as a NASIEC member last week following the petition lodged with the House.