Buhari appoints ex-Lagos commissioner, Ben Akabueze, DG Budget Office

Friday Ajagunna
Friday Ajagunna

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of his Special Adviser on Planning, Ben Akabueze as the new Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation.

Akabueze takes over from Tijani Mohammed Abdullahi who will now serve as Special Adviser to the President on Planning and will continue to work with the Minister of Budget and National Planning.

Both Akabueze and Abdullahi joined the Ministry of Budget and National Planning in February this year.

A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, said their redeployment is part of an ongoing exercise aimed at further repositioning the Ministry to effectively deliver on its core mandate.

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