President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday forwarded names of 30 nominees as Chairman and Commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission to the Senate for confirmation.
Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, who made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the submission was in line with the constitutional provision.
The presidential aide revealed that the names were conveyed in a letter to the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, asking for expeditious consideration and confirmation of the appointments.
Below are the names, states of origin and positions of the nominees respectively;
S/N STATE NAME POSITION
- Ebonyi – Engr. Elias Mbam Chairman
- Abia – Chris Alozie Akomas Commissioner
- Akwa Ibom – Ayang Sunday Okon Commissioner
- Anambra – Chima Philip Okafor Commissioner
- Bauchi – Prof. Isa B. Mohammed Commissioner
- Benue – Samuel Adaa Maagbe Commissioner
- Cross River – Ntufam Eyo Nsa Whiley Commissioner
- Delta – Mr. Andrew Ogheneovo Agbaga Commissioner
- Ebonyi – Barr. Patrick Nworu Mgbebu Commissioner
- Edo – Mr. Victor Eboigbe Commissioner
- Ekiti – Amujo Philip Ajayi Commissioner
- Enugu – Mrs. Maria Chinyere Aniobi Commissioner
- FCT – Hon. Musa Tanko Abari Commissioner
- Gombe – Mohammed Kabeer Usman Commissioner
- Jigawa – Alhaji Ahmed Mahmoud Gumel Commissioner
- Katsina – Alh. Kabir Muhammad Mashi Commissioner
- Kano – Barr. Umar Farouk Abdullahi Commissioner
- Kebbi – Rilwan Hussein Abarshi Commissioner
- Kogi – Hon. Suleiman Kokori Abdul Commissioner
- Kwara – Abdullahi Shuaibu Yaman Commissioner
- Lagos – Dr. Wright Olusegun Adekunle Commissioner
- Nasarawa – Aliyu A. Abdulkadir Commissioner
- Niger – Ibrahim Bako Bagudu Shettima – Commissioner
- Ogun – Mr. Fari Adebayo – Commissioner
- Ondo – Mr. Tokunbo Ajasin – Commissioner
- Oyo – Kolade Daniel Abimbola – Commissioner
- Plateau – Mr. Alexander Shaiyen – Commissioner
- Rivers – Wenah Asondu Temple – Commissioner
- Yobe – Alhaji Modu Aji Juluri – Commissioner
- Zamfara – Abubakar Sadiq A. Gusau – Commissioner.
