BREAKING News: President Buhari Appoints His Special Adviser as New DG of Budget Office

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed his Special Adviser on Planning as the new Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation.

In a statement issued on Thursday by Garba Shehu, the presidential senior special adviser on media and publicity, President Muhammadu Buhari, has appointed 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 2016.

Their redeployment is part of an ongoing exercise aimed at further repositioning the Ministry to effectively deliver on its core mandate.