ECOWAS Appoints Nigerian Financial Controller

The Economic Commis
sion of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the appointment of a Nigerian, Dr Muhammad Bello, as Financial Controller of the 15-member regional body with effect from February 1.
This is contained in a statement signed by Commissioner of Administration and Finance, Mr Khadi Saccoh, and made available to newsmen last Saturday in Abuja.
It stated that Bello’s success was in the interview for Statutory Appointees in Community Institutions and subsequent endorsement by the Council of Ministers at its Extraordinary Session held on January 23.
The statement said that Bello was among the new Commissioners appointed into the expanded ECOWAS Commission, bringing the membership of the Commission’s management to 15.
It said that this was in line with the decision of regional heads of state and government.
The President of the Commission, Mr Kadre Ouedraogo, said the new addition to the management staff was expected to reinforce the human resource capacity for the success of the commission.
Bello holds a Bsc, Msc and Phd in Accounting and Finance, all from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.