Senate confirms Cross River-born Auditor-General of the Federation

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Efio-Ita Nyok|12 January 2017

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the nomination of a Cross Riverian namely Anthony Ayine as the Auditor-General of the Federation.

It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had last year nominated Mr. Ayine to fill the post currently held by Florence Anyanwu in acting capacity.

This confirmation increases the number of federal appointees of Cross River origin including:
1. Chief of the Naval Staff
2. Head of Service of the Federation 
3. Chairman of NDDC
4. Minister of Niger Delta Affairs
5. Special Adviser to the President on Prosecution amongst others.

Efio-Ita Nyok
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