Senate to Buhari: Reconstruct Federal Character Commission Management
By OakTV
27 February 2020 |
6:41 am
The Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to reconstitute the Federal Character Commission (FCC) which according to them has been without substantive management for the past two years.
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