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JUST IN: Tinubu Appoints New Auditor-General Of The Federation
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF).
The appointment was contained in a press statement released on Friday Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President.
The statement noted that President Tinubu appointed Choral after he was found to be the best candidate following screening by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
He will be taking over an office that hasn’t had a substantive AuGF since Mr. Aghughu Adolphus left the position over a year ago.
The statement reads: “By powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (Amended), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
The president approved Mr. Chira’s appointment after the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) conducted a screening exercise that identified Mr. Chira as the most qualified candidate who had also scored the highest in the examination amongst all qualified candidates for the office.
“President Bola Tinubu expects the new Auditor-General to justify the confidence reposed in him and to live up to the high expectations that Nigerians have concerning the execution of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration.”
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