Senate confirms Agama as SEC DG, others as commissioners

The Senate Committee on Capital Markets has confirmed Emomotimi Agama as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The committee also approved the appointment of Frana Chukwuogor as SEC’s executive commissioner of legal and enforcement, Bola Ajomale as executive commissioner of operations, and Samiya Usman as the executive commissioner of corporate services.

A statement from SEC said capital market stakeholders have welcomed Agama’s appointment, describing him as a technocrat poised to advance the Tinubu administration’s ambitious goal of achieving a $1tn economy.