The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the appointments of 21 federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
The appointees were confirmed during the day’s plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The confirmation follows their appointment by President Bola Tinubu who forwarded their names to the lawmakers for confirmation.
The new commissioners and the states they represent are:
Linda Oti (Abia)
Akpan Effiong (Akwa Ibom)
Enefe Ekene (Anambra)
Prof. Steve Ugba (Benue)
Chief Eyonsa Willie (Cross-River)
Aruviere Egharhevwe (Delta)
Nduka Awuregu (Ebonyi)
Victor Eboigbe (Edo)
Wumi Ogunlola (Ekiti)
Ozo Obodougo (Enugu)
Kabir Mashi (Katsina).
Adamu Fanda (Kano)
Prof. Kunle Wright (Lagos)
Aliyu Abdulkadir (Nasarawa)
Bako Shetima (Niger)
Amosun Akintayo (Ogun)
Dr. Nathaniel Adejutelegan (Ondo)
Saad Ibrahim (Plateau)
Modu-Aji Juluri (Yobe)
Bello Garba (Zamfara)
Mohammed Usman (Gombe).
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has taken action in response to the recent increase in the pump price of petroleum products, demanding an immediate reversal of the hikes in petrol and cooking gas prices.
This move was initiated by Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki and supported by 111 other members of the House.
In their resolution, lawmakers expressed concern that the rising prices are inflicting hardship on Nigerians and jeopardizing job security across various sectors.
The urgency of the situation prompted the Green Chamber to call upon the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to enhance local refining capacity to alleviate some of the pressures on fuel prices.
Additionally, the House urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to implement monetary policies aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of the fuel price increase on inflation.
The lawmakers’ intervention comes amid growing public dissatisfaction and economic strain resulting from the latest price hikes.