The Senate, on Wednesday, approved all 21 nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu as federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
The confirmation followed the presentation and review of the report by the joint Committee on National Planning, Economic Affairs, and Finance during the plenary session.
The confirmed nominees include Mrs. Linda Oti (Abia), Mr. Akpan Effiong (Akwa-Ibom), Mr. Enefe Ekene (Anambra), Prof. Steve Ugah (Benue), Mr. Eyo Whiley (Cross River), Aruviere Egharhevwe (Delta), 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), Mr. Amosun Akintayo (Ogun), Dr. Nathaniel Adojutelegan (Ondo), Saad Ibrahim (Plateau), Mr. Modu Juluri (Yobe), and Bello Garba (Zamfara).
Presenting the report, the chairman of the Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP, Kebbi North), noted that the Senate had previously reviewed President Tinubu’s request for confirmation of the RMAFC nominees and referred it to the relevant committees on Tuesday, September 24.
“Based on the documents provided, the nominees have met the public service requirements and are deemed qualified to serve as federal commissioners in RMAFC,” Senator Abdullahi stated
As a result, the nominees’ appointments were confirmed after the lawmakers transitioned into the Committee of the Whole to deliberate on the report.
In his closing remarks, Senate President Godswill Akpabio encouraged the new commissioners to perform diligently in their roles and represent their states and the nation with integrity.
