President Bola Tinubu has approved Mr. Shaakaa Chira’s appointment as the Federation’s substantive Auditor-General, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
Ajuri Ngelale, a presidential spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
said 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.
Tinubu urged the new Auditor-General to justify the confidence reposed in him and live up to the high expectations of Nigerians concerning the execution of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration.
He also noted that the President exercised his powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution as Amended.