President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a list containing 30 names to Senate for confirmation into Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
RMAFC was established by Decree No.49 of 1989 (now an Act of National Assembly) to handle revenue allocation and fiscal matters on a continuous basis.
However, Decree No.49 of 1989 was later amended by Decree No.99 of 1993 (now RMAFC Act Cap R7 LFN 2004). The Commission was thus re-named Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under Section 153(1) as one of the Fourteen (14) Federal Executive Bodies.
Federation Account is a common pool from which revenues generated into it are then shared among the three tiers of Government.
The Commission therefore, has the statutory mandate to monitor all accruals into and disbursement of revenue from the Federation Account.
Agencies that collect and remit revenue into the Account include: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), etc. This is to ensure that all revenues accruable into the Federation Account are collected, properly accounted for and paid into this Account.
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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 (RMAFC).
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.
Below are the names, states of origin and positions of the nominees respectively.
STATE
NAME
POSITION
Ebonyi
Engr. Elias Mbam
Chairman
Abia
Chris Alozie Akomas
Commissioner
Akwa Ibom
Ayang Sunday Okon
Commissioner
Anambra
Chima Philip Okafor
Commissioner
Benue
Samuel Adaa Maagbe
Commissioner
Cross River
Ntufam Eyo Nsa Whiley
Commissioner
Delta
Mr. Andrew Ogheneovo Agbaga
Commissioner
Ebonyi
Commissioner
Barr. Patrick Nworu Mgbebu
Edo
Mr. Victor Eboigbe
Commissioner
Ekiti
Amujo Philip Ajayi
Commissioner
Enugu
Mrs. Maria Chinyere Aniobi
Commissioner
FCT
Hon. Musa Tanko Abari
Commissioner
Gombe
Mohammed Kabeer Usman
Commissioner
Jigawa
Alhaji Ahmed Mahmoud Gumel
Commissioner
Katsina
Alh. Kabir Muhammad Mashi
Commissioner
Kano
Barr. Umar Farouk Abdullahi
Commissioner
Kebbi
Rilwan Hussein Abarshi
Commissioner
Kogi
Hon. Suleiman Kokori Abdul
Commissioner
Kwara
Abdullahi Shuaibu Yaman
Commissioner
Lagos
Dr. Wright Olusegun Adekunle
Commissioner
Nasarawa
Aliyu A. Abdulkadir
Commissioner
Niger
Ibrahim Bako Bagudu Shettima
Commissioner
Ogun
Mr. Fari Adebayo
Commissioner
Ondo
Mr. Tokunbo Ajasin
Commissioner
Plateau
Mr. Alexander Shaiyen
Commissioner
Rivers
Wenah Asondu Temple
Commissioner
Yobe
Alhaji Modu Aji Juluri
Commissioner
Zamfara
Abubakar Sadiq A. Gusau
Commissioner
Bauchi
Prof. Isa B. Mohammed
Commissioner
Garba Shehu,
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