Senate on Wednesday confirmed all the 21 nominees as federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC by President Bola Tinubu.
The confirmation was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the joint Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs, and Finance during plenary session.
The nominees include Mrs Linda Oti representing Abia State, 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 representing 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, chairman of the Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, (PDP Kebbi North) said that the Senate had at its plenary sitting of Tuesday, September 24, considered President Tinubu’s request for the confirmation of nominees in RMAFC and referred same to the committees.
“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”.
Consequently, appointment of all the nominees were confirmed after the lawmakers dissolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider the report.
In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, urged the new commissioners to give their best in the job ahead of them, adding that they should be good ambassadors of their states and the country in general.