RMAFC: Senate Confirms Appointment Of 21 Federal Commissioners

The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the appointments of 21 federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

The appointees were confirmed during the day’s plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

The confirmation was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the Joint Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs and Finance for the Confirmation of the Nominations for Appointment as Federal Commissioners in the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, who presented the report said, “That the Senate do receive and consider the report of the Joint Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs and Finance on the confirmation of the nominations for appointment as Federal Commissioners in the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).”

The confirmation follows their appointment by President Bola Tinubu, who forwarded their names to the lawmakers for confirmation.

The new commissioners and the states they represent are:

Linda Oti (Abia), Akpan Effiong (Akwa Ibom), Enefe Ekene (Anambra), Prof. Steve Ugba (Benue), Chief Eyonsa (Cross-River), Aruviere Egharhevwe (Delta), Nduka Awuregu (Ebonyi), Victor Eboigbe (Edo), Wumi Ogunlola (Ekiti), Ozo Obodougo (Enugu) and Kabir Mohammed Mashi (Katsina).

Others are Adamu Fanda (Kano), Professor Olusegun Kunle Wright (Lagos), Aliyu Abdulkadir (Nasarawa), Bako Shetima (Niger), Samuel Durojaye (Ogun), Nathaniel Adejutelegan (Ondo), Saad Ibrahim (Plateau), Modu-Aji Juluri (Yobe), Bello Garba (Zamfara) and Mohammed Usman (Gombe).

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has taken action in response to the recent increase in the pump price of petroleum products, demanding an immediate reversal of the hikes in petrol and cooking gas prices.

This move was initiated by Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki and supported by 111 other members of the House.

In their resolution, lawmakers expressed concern that the rising prices are inflicting hardship on Nigerians and jeopardizing job security across various sectors.

The urgency of the situation prompted the Green Chamber to call upon the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to enhance local refining capacity to alleviate some of the pressures on fuel prices.

Additionally, the House urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to implement monetary policies aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of the fuel price increase on inflation.

The lawmakers’ intervention comes amid growing public dissatisfaction and economic strain resulting from the latest price hikes.