Tinubu Appoints Shaakaa Chira as Auditor General

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shaakaa Chira as the Auditor-General of the Federation.

The appointment is coming after the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) conducted a screening exercise that identified Mr. Chira as the most qualified candidate who had also scored the highest in the examination among all qualified candidates for the office.

“By powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (Amended), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC),” a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, read in part.

“President Bola Tinubu expects the new Auditor-General to justify the confidence reposed in him and to live up to the high expectations that Nigerians have concerning the execution of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration,” the statement concluded.