President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed Tanimu Yakubu as the Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation.
Yakubu replaces Ben Akabueze, whose tenure lapsed.
The appointment was made known in a statement on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Tinubu praised Akabueze for his service to the nation, wishing him success in his future endeavors.
Yakubu, according to the statement, is a distinguished economist who served as Chief Economic Adviser to a former President from 2007 to 2010. He was also the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2003.
The statement read in part “The new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree in Finance from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the same institution.
“The President expects the new Director-General of this pivotal agency to further enhance the provision of efficient and qualitative budget functions, with a view to promoting fiscal sustainability, transparency, and accountability in public finance management for national development.”
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