President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ambassador Desmond Akawor as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), pending the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.

A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity on Thursday, noted that the new RMAFC Federal Commissioner, who represents Rivers State, is being appointed following the tragic demise of the immediate past commissioner from the state, Hon. Asondu Wenah Temple, earlier this month.

Akawor has served the nation as Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Korea; Minister of State of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT); Sole Administrator of the Greater Port Harcourt Development Authority; CEO, Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority, and Executive Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (Engineering & Technical Services).