President Muhammadu Buhari has shortlisted 14 Directors for the posItion of Account Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF).
The president had replaced Chukwuyere N. Anamekwe as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) after Ahmed Idris was removed on allegations of monumental corruption.
The corruption was estimated at over N80 billion, much of which were in real estate.
Anamekwe, was appointed as acting AGF on the May 22 following the arrest of Ahmed Idris, former AGF, by the EFCC.
The acting AGF is said to have made a “tactical blunder” when on June 14, he disclosed that government was borrowing to pay salaries. The government is said to be uncomfortable with his revelation. He was replaced only 7 days after assuming office.
Anamekwe’s low key removal from office followed allegations that he was also being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to reports he was replaced with a former TSA (Treasury Single Account) Director, Mr. Okolieaboh Ezeoke Sylvis.
A fresh communique from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) signed by Mariya A. D. Rufai, Director (Administration) was received by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoS) on July 6.
According to Rufai, the circular was in response to the directive from the HoS requesting for a list of eligible Directors one of whom will become the Accountant General of the Federation.
Most Directors of Finance and Administration (DFAs) in the Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are more often deployed from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF).
The 14 Directors that shortlisted for the position of AGF include: Muhammad Murtala Saleh, Chizea Onochie Peter and Lydia Jafiya Shehu from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
Bakre Modupe Julianah (Ministry of Police Affairs); Danladi Comfort Zakowi(NSCDC); Abah George Fidelis (Nigeria Immigration); Omachi Raymond Omenka (Ministry of Interior) and lbrahim Saadiyya Jibo (National Boundary Commission).
Others are; Mohammed Aminu YarAbba (Federal Fire Service), Samuel A. Waziri (Ministry of Agric and Rural Development), Mahmud Adam Kambari (North East Development Commission), Mohammed Magaji M. Doho (Federal Ministry of Education), Mufutahu Bukolah(Federal Ministry of Transportation) and Yusuf Abdullahi Musa II (Fed. Min. Information and Culture).
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