President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Director-General to oversee the affairs of the Budget Office of the Federation.
The new DG is Tanimu Yakubu
His appointment follows the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze.
Mr. 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.
The new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the same institution.
According to a statement on Thursday, President Tinubu said he expects the new Director-General 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.