The acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Chukwuyere Anamekwe, has been removed from office.
It was gathered that he was replaced two weeks ago with Sylva Okolieaboh, a former Director at the Treasury Single Account (TSA) department.
An insider told newsmen on Monday that Okolieaboh’s appointment followed an “in-house reshuffle exercise”.
A few weeks ago, reports emerged that Anamekwe was “under the radar of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over corruption allegations”.
Recall that in May, Anamekwe was appointed amid a probe into allegations of N80 billion fraud linked to the former AGF, Ahmed Idris.
Last month, Anamekwe claimed that Nigeria is borrowing money to pay salaries. “We have to borrow to augment payment of salaries and wages. This shows we are in very difficult times. Government income is highly challenged”, Nwabuoku had said.
The government was said to be unsettled by his comments.
According to reports, the Federal Government has commenced a search for a new AGF. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Mrs. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has reportedly issued a circular to that effect.
