By Nneka Nwogwugwu
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Adolphus Aghughu as the Auditor-General of the Federation.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Babjide Omoworare made this known in a statement on Tuesday.
Accroding to the statement, the appointment is pursuant to Section 86(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
Aghughu has been acting as the Auditor-General since the voluntary retirement of Anthony Mkpe Ayine from service upon attainment of the mandatory retirement age of 60 years on October 25, 2020.
The Edo-born Auditor-General designate has a master’s degree in Economics nad is a Fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Taxation.
He became an Auditor in the Office of the Auditor-General in 1992 and was promoted to the rank of Director of Audit in January 2016.
President Buhari also nominated Victor Muruako for appointment as Chairman for the Fiscal Responsibility Commission in accordance with the provision of section 5(3) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007.
Muruako, a legal practitioner, had served as the Secretary to the Fiscal Responsibility Commission and currently acts as the Chairman of the Commission.
Omoworare informed that both letters of nomination have been forwarded to the Senate President Ahmad Lawan for confirmation by the Senate.
