President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Muhammad Nami from the North Central geopolitical zone, as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

Buhari, in a letter dated December 9, also sought the approval of the red chamber for the appointments of 13 others as members of the FIRS board.

They are James Ayuba (North Central); Ado Danjuma (North West); Adam Mohammed (North East); Ikeme Osakwe (South East); Adewale Ogunyomade (South West); Ehile Aibangbee (South South);

Other members of the board appointed from the ministry’s agencies and departments of the federal government are, Ladidi Mohammed (Attorney General of the Federation Office) and Godwin Emefiele (Central Bank of Nigeria).

They also include Fatima Hayatu (Ministry of Finance); Maagbe Adaa (Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission); and Umar Ajiya (Nigerian National Petroleum Commission).

The rest are, DCG T. M.  Isah (Nigeria Customs Service) and the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission.

Buhari in the letter read at plenary by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, urged the senators to accord the communication an expeditious consideration.