By Jane Okafor, Abuja
ABUJA: The Senate has confirmed Hon. Akeem Amosun and 20 other nominees for appointment as federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
Hon. Amosun who was screened and cleared as Federal Commissioner from Ogun State last Thursday, Aruviere Egharhevwe (Delta State) and other nominees were confirmed for the RMAFC job on Wednesday, October 16.
Their confirmation followed a resolution of the Senate and consideration of the report of the joint Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs and Finance during plenary.
The report titled: “That the Senate do receive and consider the report of the Joint Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs and Finance on the confirmation of the nominations for appointment as Federal Commissioners in the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC),” was presented to the Senate by the chairman, Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs Senator Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP – Kebbi North).
Abdullahi said that the Senate had at its plenary sitting of Tuesday, September 24, considered President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request for the confirmation of Akeem Amosun, Aruviere Egharhevwe
and other nominees in RMAFC and referred the same to the joint committee.
He said: “From the documents made available to the committees, the nominees satisfied the requirements for appointment in the public service; and therefore proper and fit to serve as federal commissioners in RMAFC.”
Other nominees include Mrs Linda Oti (Abia), Mr Akpan Effiong (Akwa-Ibom), Mr Enefe Ekene (Anambra), Prof. Steve Ugbah (Benue), Mr Eyo Whiley (Cross River) and Nduka Awuregu (Ebonyi).
“Mr Victor Eboigbe (Edo), Wumi Ogunlola (Ekiti), Ozo Obodougo (Enugu), Mr Mohammed Usman (Gombe), Alhaji Kabir Mashi (Katsina) and Adamu Fanda (Kano).
Others are Prof. Olusegun Wright (Lagos), Aliyu Al-makura Abdulkadir (Nasarawa), Bako Shetima (Niger), Dr Nathaniel Adojutelegan (Ondo), Saad Ibrahim (Plateau), Mr Modu Juluri (Yobe) and Bello Garba (Zamfara).
The President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio in his remarks, urged the new Commissioners to give their best in the job ahead of them.
He also urged them to be good ambassadors of their states and the country.
