Senate confirms Opeyemi Agbaje as PenCom chairman

The senate on Tuesday approved the appointment of OpeyemiAgbaje as the new chairman of the National Pension Commission (PenCom). Agbaje was confirmed alongside other nominees who will serveas national commissioners of the agency. The confirmation followed the presentation of the nominees’list during Tuesday’s plenary session presided over by Jibrin Barau, the deputysenate president. Barau read out the names of Agbaje and the othercommissioners who will form the newly constituted board of PenCom. Also confirmed alongside Agbaje are Hafiz Mohammed Kawu,commissioner for technical representing the north-west; Samuel Chigizie Nwandu(inspectorate), representing the south-east; Charles Efe Sylvester Emukowate(finance), representing the south-south; and Bello Abubakar Malabu(administration), representing the north-east. Cyril Oluwole Fasuyi, the chairman of the senate committeeon establishment and public service, had earlier presented the nominees’ namesto the senate for consideration. Agbaje, prior to his appointment, was the chief executiveofficer of RTC Advisory Ltd. He is a banker and lawyer by training, and also served aschairman of the Ogun state security trust fund. Agbaje is also well-known as a newspaper columnist or policyanalyst and television presenter through his programme, The Policy Council. The PenCom chairman is also an author of several books and afaculty member at the Lagos Business School.

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