President Muhammadu
Buhari on Thursday appointed his Special Adviser on Planning, Mr. Ben Akabueze,
as the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation.
According to a
statement, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi
Adesina, Akabueze takes over from Mr. Tijani Mohammed Abdullahi who would
now serve as Special Adviser to the President on Planning and would
continue to work with the Minister of Budget and National Planning.
Both Akabueze and
Abdullahi, according to the statement, joined the Ministry of Budget and
National Planning in February this year. “Their redeployment is part of an
ongoing exercise aimed at further re-positioning the Ministry to effectively
deliver on its core mandate,” Adesina said.Akabueze has served as Commissioner
for Budget and Economic Planning in Lagos State.
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