Benue State House Of Assembly Confirms 5 Commissioner Nominees.

  The Benue State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed five commissioner nominees submitted to it by Gov. Gabriel Suswam.

The nominees are Akpera Atime, Justin Amase, Egbiri Idah, Donald Ugbough and Anthony Onuh.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while Atime and Amase were subjected to thorough screening, Idah, Ugbough and Onuh were asked to take a bow and leave.The assembly said Idah was a two-term member of the state legislature.

It said Ugbough hailed from the same place with the majority leader of the assembly, while Onuh hailed from the same place with the PDP state chairman.

One of the nominees, Amase pledged that that he would ensure that accountability and transparency was brought to bear in governance.

NAN reports that seven other nominees are expected to be screened on Thursday.