President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a statement on Friday, October 20.
The appointment is coming 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 among all qualified candidates for the office.
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“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),” a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, read in part.
“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,” the statement concluded.
Chira’s appointment came 15 months after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned his substantive predecessor, Ahmed Idris at a Federal Capital Territory High Court over allegations of N80 billion fraud.
In May 2022, Idris was arrested in Kano after he failed to respond to invitations by the commission to answer over the allegation.
Two days later, Idris was suspended indefinitely “without pay” by then minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed.
