President Buhari Sacks Budget Director General
Category: Nigeria National News
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.
Presidency sources told PREMIUM TIMES Mr. Buhari believed that the sacked DG failed to effectively deliver on his mandate.
The new Director-General (Budget) is
expected to work with the Minister of Budget and National Planning to
efficiently deliver on the mandates of the Budget Office of the
Federation, a statement by the presidency said.
Mr Akabueze, who is the immediate past
Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos State, has worked
in senior management positions in Citi Bank, Fidelity Bank, United Bank
for Africa, NAL Merchant Bank, Sterling Bank and BIA Consulting
Limited, among others.
He is Fellow of the Chartered Institute
of Bankers; Fellow, Institute of Credit Administrators and Honorary
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers.
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