The upper house of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Mrs. Ronke Sokefun as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).

The appointments of other members of the board were also confirmed after the presentation of the report of the Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions on the Confirmation of Nomination of the following names as Chairman and Members of the Board of NDIC by Senator Rafiu Ibrahim.

Members of the NDIC board include Barrister Festus Keyamo, SAN, Alhaji Garba Bello, Bri-Gen. Josef O. J. Okoloagu, Mustapha Adewale Mudashiru, Mr. Adewale W. Adeleke.

The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, tasked the newly confirmed board of the NDIC to live up to expectations.

He said, “This is a very serious agency and as such, I congratulate the chairman and members on their confirmation and I do hope that these very responsible Nigerians will live up to the expectations of this Senate and serve their Fatherland responsibly.”