President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. (Mrs) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein as the substantive Accountant-General of the Federation.
Madein’s appointment followed the successful conduct of a selection process to fill the existing vacancy, Director, Communications, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mohammed Abdullahi Ahmed said in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
According to the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, the appointment took effect from Thursday, May 18, 2023.
Madein thus becomes the first woman to hold the position.
Born on March 7, 1965, in Iperu Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Madein until her appointment was the Director of Finance and Accounts in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
Recall that the former occupant of the position, Ahmed Idris was in July 2022 arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of N109bn.
He was subsequently suspended and prosecuted.