Mr Chukwuyere Anamekwe has been sacked from office as the Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) by the President Muhammadu Buhari government, The Witness is reporting.
According to the online medium, he was secretly replaced two weeks ago with Mr. Okolieaboh Ezeoke Sylvis, a former TSA (Treasury Single Account) Director.
Chukwuyere Anamekwe’s low key removal from office followed allegations that he was being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It was also gathered that the Buhari government was not comfortable with his revelation that it was borrowing to pay salaries.
Anamekwe, who was appointed as acting AGF on the May 22 following the arrest of Mr Ahmed Idris, former AGF, by the EFCC over corruption allegations, made the controversial revelation on government borrowing to pay salaries on June 14. He was later replaced seven days after.
A source said that the Federal Government has commenced search for a new AGF.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Mrs. Folasade Yemi-Esan has issued a circular to that effect.
In a memo titled: “Commencement of the process of appointment of a substantive Accountant-General of the Federation”, the HoCSF directed permanent secretaries to forward details of eligible directors on Grade 17 to her on or before 4:00 pm on Wednesday July 6, 2022.
The memo stated the qualification of level 17 officers qualified for the position.
There are: “Those who have attained the position of Substantive Director (Grade 17) on or before January 1, 2020 and are not retiring from the service earlier than December 31, 2024 are eligible to participate in the selection process while officers undergoing disciplinary proceedings are excluded.”
