
The Delta State House of Assembly in Nigeria screened and confirmed Mr Matthew Oghene as the state's new Auditor-General on Tuesday, according to the Daily Post and the News Agency of Nigeria. Oghene was nominated by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, who forwarded his name to the Assembly on September 2. The confirmation followed a motion moved within the Assembly.
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