JUST IN: Tinubu Appoints New Budget Office DG

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation.

Recall that this follows the expiration of the tenure of Ben Akabueze, the former DG.

This was made known in a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to a former President from 2007 to 2010; 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.

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The new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation holds a Master 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 statement adds “President Tinubu thanks the outgoing Director-General, Mr. Akabueze, for his services and wishes him success in his future endeavours.

“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.”