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Senate confirms appointment of 21 RMAFC commissioners

The Senate has confirmed the appointments of 21 federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission.

The Senate confirmed the nominees after Yahaya Abdullahi, senator representing Kebbi north, presented a report.

President Bola Tinubu appointed the nominees in August and therefater sought the senate’s confirmation.

Abdullahi, chair of joint committee on national planning and economic affairs and finance, said all the nominees are fit to hold public office.

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The ex-majority leader said with these appointments, every state in the country is represented on the RMAFC board.

“That the senate do confirmation of the 21 nominees that makes the commission to be of its full complement,” he said.

“That means every state now has a represenation at the board.”

The new commissioners are:

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Linda Oti (Abia)

Akpan Effiong (Akwa Ibom)

Enefe Ekene (Anambra)

Prof. Steve Ugba (Benue)

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Chief Eyonsa (Cross-River)

Aruviere Egharhevwe (Delta)

Nduka Awuregu (Ebonyi)

Victor Eboigbe (Edo)

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Wumi Ogunlola (Ekiti)

Ozo Obodougo (Enugu)

Kabir Mashi (Katsina).

Adamu Fanda (Kano)

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Dr. Kunle Wright (Lagos)

Aliyu Abdulkadir (Nasarawa)

Bako Shetima (Niger)

Samuel Durojaye (Ogun)

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Nathaniel Adejutelegan (Ondo)

Saad Ibrahim (Plateau)

Modu-Aji Juluri (Yobe)

Bello Garba (Zamfara)

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Mohammed Usman (Gombe).

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