The Senate on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, confirmed the appointment of the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and Editor of Vanguard Newspapers, Eze Anaba, alongside 15 other nominees, to the Governing Board of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
​The legislative confirmation took place during the morning plenary session at the Senate Chamber inside the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, following the presentation and consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire (SAN, APC, Ondo Central), presented the panel’s findings and recommended the approval of the nominees after they were screened on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at the Senate Committee Room. ​
Under the approved leadership structure, Dr. Salamatu Hussaina Suleiman was confirmed as Chairman of the Board, while Dr. Anthony Ojukwu (SAN) was re-confirmed as the Executive Secretary of the commission. ​
Joining them on the newly constituted board as legal, media, and civil society representatives are Eze Anaba, broadsheet journalist Maupe Ogun Yusuf, legal practitioner Chinonye Obiaku (SAN), Mrs. Roseline Tasha, Ambassador Adam Yubak Baku, retired Assistant Controller-General Felix Lawrence, Edmund Chinonye, Oluwakemi Asiwaju Okere-Odo, Professor Adedeji Ogunji, Kingsley Chidozie, Mohammed Adelodu, Otunba Francis Meshioye, Patience Patrick Udoh, and Hawwa Ibrahim. ​
The presidential request seeking the screening and confirmation of the board members was formally submitted to the upper legislative chamber by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of national efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s human rights protection framework. ​
Speaking shortly after the screening exercise, NGE President Eze Anaba expressed confidence in the capacity of the board to advance rights protection across the country, noting that human rights advocacy has been integral to his career in journalism and that the diverse professional expertise on the council will directly benefit the nation.
Meanwhile, Senator Adegbonmire assured that the committee’s decision would be formally transmitted to the Executive through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) to clear the path for the official inauguration of the board.
