The Senate has accepted the appointment of Shaakaa Chira of Taraba State as the Federation’s Auditor General.
Chira’s acceptance came immediately after the Upper Chamber examined him on Wednesday.
On October 20, President Bola Tinubu accepted Chira’s nomination as substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as proposed by the Federal Civil Service Commission.
The Senate also approved the appointment of seven of the nominees of President Tinubu as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). They are Etekamba Umoren – Akwaibom; Mister Isha Ehimeakne from Edo; Barrister Oluwatoyin Babalola – Ekiti; Mister Abubakar Ahmed – Gombe; Shehu Wahab – Kwara; Aminu Idris – Nasarawa; Mohammed Abubakar Sadiq- Niger.
The remaining three nominees were not present for screening.
However, on Monday a group,Worried Nigerian Citizens, opposed the appointment of Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation.
The group raised concerns about his qualifications and experience.