The new director was screened by members of the Senate Committee on Gas and Petroleum Resources.
The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of Adama Oladapo as the Executive Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund Board (NMDGIFB).
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation after he was cleared through a voice vote during the plenary.
The new director was screened by members of the Senate Committee on Gas and Petroleum Resources during the committee's meeting.
The Chairman of the Committee, Agom Jarigbe, who presented a report on the screening exercise during the plenary, did not state the time and date the screening was conducted.
Mr Jarigbe, the senator representing Cross River North under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), however, said his committee recommended the confirmation of Mr Oladapo's appointment.
He said Mr Oladapo possessed all the necessary professional qualifications and expertise to manage the affairs of the nation's gas industry board.
He said the new director of the gas infrastructure fund board meets all the requirements mandated by the law to pilot affairs of the agency.
Mr Jarigbe, therefore, urged his colleagues to support the confirmation of Mr Oladapo.
The senators subsequently supported the confirmation of the appointment through a voice vote.
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