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The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has approved the appointment of Mrs Florence Anyanwu as acting Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF).

FCSC ina statement on Tuesday by Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, the Chief Press Secretary in the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, said that Anyanwu takes over in acting capacity due to the retirement of Mr Samuel Ukura, who attained the mandatory age of 60 years on June 5, 2016.

FCSC had received a directive from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to appoint an acting AuGF, pending the appointment of a substantive one within three months.

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According to the statement, “Mrs Florence Anyanwu was the Director of Audit in-charge of Legislature, Judiciary and Security Agencies Department of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation, Nigeria.

“She has more than 32 years’ experience as a professional auditor. She joined the OAuGF in 1984 as Auditor 1, and became Director of Audit in 2011.

“She earned her membership of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in 2004 and was conferred a fellow in 2013.

“She is also a member of Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria, 2011, and Nigeria Institute of Management in 2004,” it said.

 

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