Senate Committee Clears Eze Anaba and 15 Other NHRC Board Nominees

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters cleared Eze Anaba, president of the Nigeria Guild of Editors and editor of Vanguard Newspapers, along with 15 other nominees to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) governing board. Chaired by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, the committee will submit its report to the Senate for a plenary decision, which will then be communicated to President Bola Tinubu. Anaba said the appointment would continue his longstanding commitment to human rights, which he linked to his journalism career. The board has 16 members; representatives of three ministries were not individually screened because the law specifies the offices to be represented rather than particular nominees.