President Buhari sends names of RMAFC Chairman, Commissioners to Senate for confirmation
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has sent names of chairman and commissioners of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to the Senate for confirmation.
A 30-nominee list topped by Engr. Elias Mbam (Ebonyi) as Chairman, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER, announced the latest development.
“In accordance with the provision of Section 154(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, the names of thirty (30) nominees as Chairman and Commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission.
“The names were conveyed in a letter signed by the President to the Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, asking for expeditious consideration and confirmation of the appointments,” Garba Shehu said.
Below are the names, states of origin and positions of the nominees respectively.
| S/N | STATE | NAME | POSITION |
| 1. | Ebonyi | Engr. Elias Mbam | Chairman |
| 2. | Abia | Chris Alozie Akomas | Commissioner |
| 3. | Akwa Ibom | Ayang Sunday Okon | Commissioner |
| 4. | Anambra | Chima Philip Okafor | Commissioner |
| 5. | Bauchi | Prof. Isa B. Mohammed | Commissioner |
| 6. | Benue | Samuel Adaa Maagbe | Commissioner |
| 7. | Cross River | Ntufam Eyo Nsa Whiley | Commissioner |
| 8. | Delta | Mr. Andrew Ogheneovo Agbaga | Commissioner |
| 9. | Ebonyi | Barr. Patrick Nworu Mgbebu | Commissioner |
| 10. | Edo | Mr. Victor Eboigbe | Commissioner |
| 11. | Ekiti | Amujo Philip Ajayi | Commissioner |
| 12. | Enugu | Mrs. Maria Chinyere Aniobi | Commissioner |
| 13. | FCT | Hon. Musa Tanko Abari | Commissioner |
| 14. | Gombe | Mohammed Kabeer Usman | Commissioner |
| 15. | Jigawa | Alhaji Ahmed Mahmoud Gumel | Commissioner |
| 16. | Katsina | Alh. Kabir Muhammad Mashi | Commissioner |
| 17. | Kano | Barr. Umar Farouk Abdullahi | Commissioner |
| 18. | Kebbi | Rilwan Hussein Abarshi | Commissioner |
| 19. | Kogi | Hon. Suleiman Kokori Abdul | Commissioner |
| 20. | Kwara | Abdullahi Shuaibu Yaman | Commissioner |
| 21. | Lagos | Dr. Wright Olusegun Adekunle | Commissioner |
| 22. | Nasarawa | Aliyu A. Abdulkadir | Commissioner |
| 23. | Niger | Ibrahim Bako Bagudu Shettima | Commissioner |
| 24. | Ogun | Mr. Fari Adebayo | Commissioner |
| 25. | Ondo | Mr. Tokunbo Ajasin | Commissioner |
| 26. | Oyo | Kolade Daniel Abimbola | Commissioner |
| 27. | Plateau | Mr. Alexander Shaiyen | Commissioner |
| 28. | Rivers | Wenah Asondu Temple | Commissioner |
| 29. | Yobe | Alhaji Modu Aji Juluri | Commissioner |
| 30. | Zamfara | Abubakar Sadiq A. Gusau | Commissioner |
