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http://ift.tt/2ch0FbL By Henry Umoru ABUJA—STRONG indications have emerged that the Senate has run into confusion over recent requests by the Presidency for confirmation of Board members of  Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs. Senators, who spoke, yesterday, on condition of anonymity,  said the Upper Chamber had taken comments from the Presidency about its interpretation of Section 171 of the 1999 Constitution very seriously. Media reports in recent times have quoted the Presidency as having agreed with the submission of some lawyers that Section 171 empowered the President to name heads of extra-ministerial bodies without recourse to the Senate. This would form the focus of debates and discussions at plenary this week when issues relating to the screening of nominees sent to the Senate by President Muhamamdu Buhari would come up. Following the submission of 27 nominees by the President as Resident Electoral Commissioners of Inde...