Details Emerge As Buhari Gives Appointment to Prominent Southeast Governor’s Brother, 2 Others

Details Emerge As Buhari Gives Appointment to Prominent Southeast Governor’s Brother, 2 Others

  • Governor Dave Umahi's younger brother has gotten a new appointment from the Presidency
  • This is as President Muhammadu Buhari Augustine as Secretary, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission
  • Meanwhile, this new appointment comes with an initial term of four years, with effect from July 6

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Augustine, the younger brother of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State as Secretary, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, for initial term of four years with effect from July 6.

Umahi was one of the three persons appointed into Parastal Agencies as executive officers by the President on Wednesday, according to state-issued by Mr Willie Bassey, Director Information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Dave Umahi, Ebonyi State
President Buhari makes fresh appointments. Photo credit: Buhari Sallau
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Also announced in the statement was the appointment of Tijjani Kaura as the Managing Director, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority, PM News reported.

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He is to serve for an initial three years term with effect from July 18.

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Buhari approved the appointment of 2 others

According to the statement, Buhari also approved the renewal of the appointment of Capt. Junaid Abdullahi as the Executive Secretary, Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), for a final term of four years with effect from September 22.

The statement said:

“The president congratulates all the appointees and urged them to bring their wealth of experience to bear on their appointments.”

President Buhari appoints acting FRSC corps marshal, Dauda Biu

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has gotten a new acting Corps Marshal following the retirement of Mr Boboye Oyeyemi.

President Muhammadu Buhari recently appointed Mr Dauda Biu as the acting Corps Marshal of the FRSC.

Biu’s appointment was announced on Monday, July 25 by his predecessor, Mr Oyeyemi at the FRSC headquarters in Abuja.

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2023: Buhari drops convincing evidence of his commitment to credible election

Legit.ng reported earlier that President Muhammadu Buhari has said the elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun have justified his commitment to credible and violence-free elections in the country.

Buhari boasted that the 2023 elections would give the APC the chance to convince the electorates of the need for continuity.

The president spoke Friday, July 22, when he received some delegates from Nasarawa state. They were led by the state governor, Abdullahi Sule.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.