Ngirarsaol got a vote of 6-4, not enough votes to get him into the board.
Businessman Shallum Etpison’s appointment meanwhile is still with the committee for action.Earlier the Senate rejected the appointments of former Senator Surangel Whipps Sr. and former health minister Victor Yano to the PPUC board.Whipps only got a vote of 4-6 while Yano was unable to get the majority vote. Yano secured a vote of 8-4; he needed nine votes to get confirmation.Whipps after the Senate voting requested the president to withdraw his nomination. After the two nominees were rejected, President Johnson Toribiong immediately nominated businessmen Etpison and Ngirarsaol to the board.Toribiong told reporters that he believes that business minded individuals are best suited to the board.There is a vacancy in the board after the president accepted the resignations of two members.
