President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Desmond Akawor as a federal commissioner of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

Presidential aide Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the appointment was pending the confirmation of the Senate.

The new appointment followed the demise of the immediate past RMAFC federal commissioner from the Rivers, Asondu Temple, earlier this month.

Mr Akawor is a decorated public servant who has served the nation as Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Korea, Minister of State of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a sole administrator of the Greater Port Harcourt Development Authority.

He also served as the CEO of the Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority and executive director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (Engineering & Technical Services).

The president tasked Mr Akawor to deploy his robust experience across tiers of government toward the comprehensive reformation of processes.

He said this would ensure the most efficient and productive utilisation of allocations to the three tiers of government. 

(NAN)