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  • Confusion as AG-F redeploys director appointed by Tinubu as her successor

    Confusion as AG-F redeploys director appointed by Tinubu as her successor

    Outgoing Accountant-General of the Federation (AG-F), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein yesterday redeployed the director appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take over from her.

    On December 10, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga announced the approval of the President for the appointment of Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as Acting Accountant-General.

    Onanuga statement said: “His (Ogunjimi) appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AG-F, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein.

    “In announcing Mrs. Madein’s successor, President Tinubu expects a seamless transition in the administration of Nigeria’s treasury and consolidates the implementation of the present administration’s treasury policy reforms.”

    Mrs. Madein, due to retire on March 7, in line with civil service rules, was due to have commenced her pre-retirement leave on December 7.

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    However, Mrs. Madein and some top officials of the ministry frustrated Ogunjimi’s resumption until yesterday when his redeployment along with other officers, was announced.

    In a December 18 circular which she personally signed,  Madein said: “I hereby approve the posting of the following Directorate Level Treasury Officers with immediate effect towards enhancing effective service  delivery.

    “I want to further reiterate that all officers are to note that failure to comply with this posting instruction shall be treated in accordance with the provision of the Public Service Rules (PSR) 020602 (iv).

    “Accordingly, affected officers are advised to submit assumption of duty certificates to the office of the undersigned  on or before Tuesday, 24th December, 2024.”

    In the circular, Ogunjimi was moved from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (Funds) to the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) Accounts.

    Some others redeployed were Abalaka James N (OAGF Funds); Dagin Seldam (OAGF STF); Ekwem Virginus E (OAGF IPPIS); Luka Joshua Kadmi (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Accounts).

    The situation at the AG-F office became more confusing yesterday when it became clear to the polarized staff members that the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (HoCSF) had endorsed Mrs. Madein to remain in office till her March 7 retirement date.

    She took advantage of the elongation of her stay in office by the HoCSF to redeploy Ogunjimi.

    The letter authorising Mrs. Madein’s continuation in office was issued by the HoCSF Mrs. Esther Walson-Jack and confirmed yesterday in Abuja.

    According to the spokesperson of the (OAGF), Mr. Bawa Mokwa, the letter reinstates Mrs. Madein to her role as AG-F and allows her to oversee treasury operations until her retirement.

    Mokwa said: “Embarking on terminal leave by retiring civil servants is optional; it’s in the civil service regulations.

    “However, staff members are unsure if Mrs. Madein’s letter invalidates Ogunjimi’s appointment by the President.”

    While the letter did not explicitly nullify Ogunjimi’s appointment as Acting AG-F, it may have slowed down his resumption as the acting AG-F until President Bola Ahmed Tinubu decides.

    Mokwa confirmed Ogunjimi’s redeployment.

  • JUST IN: Madein returns to office as Accountant General of Federation

    JUST IN: Madein returns to office as Accountant General of Federation

    …Ogunjimi redeployed to public service institute

    Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, the substantive Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), has officially resumed her duties after receiving a directive extending her tenure until March 7, 2025.

    This development has led to the reassignment of the Acting Accountant General, Mr. Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, who has been redeployed to the Public Service Institute of Nigeria as Director of Accounts.

    The letter authorizing Madein’s continuation was issued by the Head of Service of the Federation and confirmed on Thursday. 

    According to Mr. Bawa Mokwa, spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), the directive reinstates Madein to her role as AGF, allowing her to oversee treasury operations until her retirement.

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    Mokwa clarified that embarking on terminal leave is optional under civil service regulations, leaving staff uncertain about whether Madein’s reinstatement invalidates Ogunjimi’s prior appointment as Acting AGF. 

    Although the letter did not explicitly nullify Ogunjimi’s appointment, it appears to have delayed his assumption of the Acting AGF role pending a decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

    Confirming Ogunjimi’s redeployment, Mokwa stated: “He has been posted out of the OAGF to the Public Service Institute.”

    Madein’s return has been met with enthusiasm from her supporters, who highlighted her commitment to completing key projects and reforms initiated during her tenure. 

    “By the first week of January 2025, we will start commissioning the projects she began. She felt it was important to see them through and not let another person take the credit for her efforts,” a supporter told The Nation.

    The reinstatement also aims to restore stability within the OAGF. Mokwa assured that “Madein will be signing documents and checks on behalf of the AGF. She has returned, so no more rancor within the treasury.”

  • Govt didn’t ask workers to change salary accounts, says AGF

    Govt didn’t ask workers to change salary accounts, says AGF

    The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, has said the government did not give a directive to workers to change their salary accounts.

    Madein made the clarification in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), Bawa Mokwa.

    The AGF was reacting to a news report that workers had been directed to change a particular financial institution registered on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform as their salary accounts.

    According to her, the IPPIS office gives utmost priority to the wellbeing of workers and would not issue any directive that would mislead, misguide, or cause them unnecessary panic.

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    Mrs. Madein explained that whenever there was an application for a change of salary account, it was always a personal decision of the worker concerned.

    “The IPPIS Office has not issued any general directive to this effect as there is no reason to do so,” she said.

    The AGF urged financial institutions to implement necessary strategies to boost customers’ confidence and guarantee efficient fulfilment of their obligations to persons whose salaries are domiciled with them.

    She said there were agencies that are statutorily mandated to determine the health and viability of financial institutions.

    Mrs. Madein expressed optimism that those agencies were up to their tasks.

    She advised workers that may have genuine reasons to change their salary accounts on the IPPIS platform to follow the official procedures.