President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved the appointment of Prof. Yusuf Muhammad Yusuf as a commissioner of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC).
This comes shortly after the Senate recently confirmed the appointment of Professor Dakas C.J. Dakas as Chairman of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, alongside Dr. Uchenna Eugene Okolocha as Commissioner representing the South-South.
The News Guru reports that the confirmation came after the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire (Ondo Central), presented and adopted a report during the plenary session.
The appointments were made in accordance with Section 2 (1) and (2) of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission Act of 2022, which empowers the President to appoint a Chairman and three Commissioners, pending Senate approval.
The committee’s report indicated that only two of the three nominees, Professor Dakas and Dr. Okolocha, attended the screening held on June 25, 2025.
The third nominee, Professor Fatima Alkali, who hails from the North-East, reportedly declined the nomination and communicated her decision to the Presidency.
“Both nominees met all constitutional and professional requirements, demonstrated competence, and have no petitions or adverse security reports against them,” the committee stated.