The Federal Government has reduced the number of directors vying for the position of Accountant-General to seven.
The seven candidates were chosen from a pool of 20 directors who had previously been cleared by anti-corruption organizations to compete for the empty job.
Ten of the 20 shortlisted directors failed the initial test organized by the Federation’s Office of the Head of Civil Service.
They scored less than 50%, leaving the other ten runners in the race.
The ten qualified directors advanced to the second stage of the examination on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, which was a test of information and communication technology expertise.
Three directors failed that test, leaving seven others in the race.
The seven left in the race took part in the last stage of the examination which was an oral interview last Thursday.
“The under-listed candidates are invited to the oral interview stage of the process of appointing a substantive Accountant-General of the Federation following their successful performance in Stages I and 2 of the exercise,” a circular dated January 25, 2023, and signed by Dr Ernest Umakhikhe on behalf of the examination committee read.
The oral interview conducted last Thursday marked the end of the process leading to the appointment of the new Accountant-General.
It is expected that the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation will announce the winner of the oral interview as the new Accountant-General any time from now.
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ANAEDOONLINE.NG, had earlier reported how the nation’s anti-graft agencies cleared 20 directors drawn from different Ministries, Departments and Agencies to take part in the process leading to the filling of the vacancy.
The vacancy followed the arrest of former AGF, Ahmed Idris, in July 2022, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged misappropriation of N109bn and his subsequent suspension and prosecution.
The 20 shortlisted candidates that took part in the process are Danladi Comfort, Gombe (Interior); Mohammed Yar’Abba, Sokoto (Fire Service); Mufutau Bukola, Oyo (Transportation); Mahmud Kambari, Borno (North East Development Commission); Mohammed Dojo, Gombe (Interior); and Waziri Samuel, Borno (Agriculture and Rural Development).
Others are Maiden Sakirat, Ogun (OHCSF); Adaramoye Oluwole, Ekiti (Humanitarian Affairs); Isa Abubakar, Yobe (Science, Technology and Innovation); Ogunsemowo Olakunle, Ogun (Environment); Egbokhale Charity, Edo (NFF); Ibrahim Jibo, Kano (National Boundary Commission); Ogbodo Nnam, Enugu (National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission); and Bakare Juliannah, Ekiti (NPF).
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