President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein as the substantive accountant-general of the federation.
Mohammed Ahmed, director of communications, office of the head of civil service, announced Madein’s appointment, in a statement on Friday.
The appointment took effect on May 18, 2023.
Prior to her appointment, Madien was the director of finance and accounts in the office of the head of the civil service of the federation.
Oluwatoyin Madein Appointed As New Accountant-general Of The Federation
Maiden has garnered experience in the federal civil service while working as an accountant, financial manager, and internal auditor in the last 30 years.
She replaced Sylva Okolieaboh, who was appointed as the acting accountant-general of the federation after the removal of Chukwuyere Anamekwe.
Anamekwe was appointed in the acting capacity after Ahmed Idris was suspended over allegations of N80 billion fraud linked to him.