The Senate has approved the appointment of Muhammad Nami as Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), just as it confirmed Edward Adamu as the new Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
Buhari had in a letter dated December 9, 2019, requested the Senate to confirm the appointments with members of the boards of the agencies.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments following consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Finance.
The report was presented in plenary by the chairman of the committee, Senator Solomon Adeola .
Approved by the Senate as members of the FIRS board are James Ayuba ( North -Central ); Ado Danjuma (North – West); Adam Mohammed ( North – East ); Ikeme Osakwe ( South- East ); Adewale Ogunyomade ( South- West); Ehile Aibangbee ( South-South). Others confirmed are members of the board appointed from the ministries, agencies, and departments of the federal government.
They are Ladidi Mohammed (Attorney-General of the Federation Office ); Godwin Emefiele (Central Bank of Nigeria ); Fatima Hayatu ( Ministry of Finance ); Maagbe Adaa (Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission ); and Umar Ajiya (Nigerian National Petroleum Commission ).
The rest are DCG T. M . Isah (Nigeria Customs Service ) and the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission.
Meanwhile, the confirmation of Adamu as AMCON chairman was followed by the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Banking , Insurance and other financial institutions. The Chairman, Senator Uba Sani presented the report.
