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Tinubu appoints commissioners for RMAFC, board members for TETFund

....President expected the new federal commissioners to demonstrate absolute fidelity to the nation in the discharge of their duties.

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 21 Nigerians as federal commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

The commissioner-nominees are

(1) Mrs. Linda Nkechi Oti — Abia

(2) Mr. Akpan Imo Effiong — Akwa Ibom

(3) Mr. Enefe Ekene — Anambra

(4) Professor Steve Ugba — Benue

(5) Chief Eyonsa — Cross-River

(6) Aruviere Egharhevwe — Delta

(7) Nduka Henry Awuregu — Ebonyi

(8) Mr. Victor Eboigbe — Edo

(9) Honourable Wumi Ogunlola — Ekiti

(10) Honourable Ozo Obumreme Obodougo — Enugu

(11) Alhaji Kabir Ibrahim Mashi — Katsina

(12) Honourable Adamu Fanda — Kano

(13) Dr. Kunle Wright — Lagos

(14) Mr. Aliyu Almakura Abdulkadir — Nasarawa

(15) Mr. Bako Shetima — Niger

(16) Mr. Samuel Durojaye — Ogun

(17) Mr. Nathaniel Adejutelegan — Ondo

(18) Honourable Saad Bello Ibrahim — Plateau

(19) Mr. Modu-Aji Juluri — Yobe

(20) Alhaji Bello Rabiu Garba — Zamfara

(21) Mr. Mohammed Kabeer Usman — Gombe

Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesman, said in a statement that the appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate.

He said the President expected the new federal commissioners to demonstrate absolute fidelity to the nation in the discharge of their duties.

Similarly, the President has approved the appointment of the following qualified Nigerians to serve on the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

They are:

(1) Alhaji Aminu Masari — Chairman

(2) Senator Sani Danladi — Member

(3) Mr. Sunday Adepoju — Member

(4) Mr. Nurudeen Adeyemi — Member

(5) Mrs. Esther Onyinyechukwu Ukachukwu — Member

(6) Mr. Turaki Ibrahim — Member

(7) Mr. Aboh Eduyok — Member

Ngelale also stated that Tinubu expected the new members of the board of the pivotal institutional vehicle to be dedicated and committed to driving TETFund’s objective of providing the needed support for tertiary education with a view to enhancing the productivity and quality of higher education.

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