Shaakaa Chira named new Auditor-General of the Federation
By Emma Ogbuehi
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, named Mr. Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF).
Tinubu made the appointment while exercising the powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (Amended).
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said President Tinubu appointed Chira following his emergence as the most suitable candidate screened by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
He will be assuming the office which has not had a substantive AuGF since the last occupier, Mr. Aghughu Adolphus, left over a year ago.
The statement read: “By powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (Amended), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
“The president approved Mr. Chira’s appointment after the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) conducted a screening exercise that identified Mr. Chira as the most qualified candidate who had also scored the highest in the examination amongst 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.”