President Muhammadu Buhari
has approved the appointment of
Tijjani Abdullahi as the new
Director-General in charge of the
Budget Office of the Federation.
The President also approved the
appointment of Ben Akabueze as
the Special Adviser on Planning
to the Minister of Budget and
National Planning.
Mr. Abdullahi, a fellow of the
Certified National Accountants of
Nigeria, and a banker of repute
with experience in managing
public finance, will replace the
current Director-General
(Budget), Yahaya Gusau.
Mr. Gusau, who replaced Bright
Okogu (who completed two terms
of office), was appointed to the
office on August 18, 2015, for a
term of four years that could
have been renewed for another
four years.
But he has now been sacked less
than six months after, following
the widespread irregularities
detected in the 2016 budget
presently under consideration by
the National Assembly.
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