The Cross River State House of Assembly on Monday said it has received a list of 28 commissioner nominees sent by the state Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade.
Chairman, House Committee on Media/Information, Mr. Nelson Ofem, disclosed this in Calabar during an interaction with journalists.
Ofem, who also represents Yakurr I state constituency in the assembly, said that the list would be unveiled on Tuesday (today) during a legislative sitting.
According to him, the House would ensure a thorough screening of the nominees in order to assess their credibility.
Ofem said, “A list of 28 commissioner nominees has been sent to the assembly by the governor. We will do a thorough screening of the nominees to ensure that they have no corrupt charges against them.
“We will check their original credentials and ensure that they are fit to head our ministries. Any nominee who does not have the content and intellect, we may write to the governor to withdraw such a person and send in another candidate.”
The lawmaker gave the assurance that the commissioner nominees would be screened and confirmed before the end of October.
“We have the 2016 budget ahead of us; we need to urgently screen and confirm these nominees so that the governor can assign them to different ministries,” Ofem added.
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