President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Shaakaa Chira as substantive Auditor-General of the Federation as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the president approved Chira’s appointment after the FCSC conducted a screening exercise that identified him as the most qualified candidate who also scored the highest in the examination among 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,” he said.
The president has also approved the confirmation of the appointment of Adewale Adeniyi as Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service.
He had appointed Adeniyi as the acting CG on June 19 this year.
According to a statement by the director of information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation, Willie Bassey, the appointment took effect from October 19 and his tenure is in accordance with the extant provisions of the Public Service Rules (PSR).
