By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Mr Tanimu Yakubu has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation.
Mr Yakubu is occupying the position following the expiration of Mr Ben Akabueze, who had led the agency since the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
A statement from the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday disclosed that the new occupier of the post is expected 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.
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the same institution.
The statement noted that Mr Yakubu 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.
In the statement, Mr Tinubu thanked Mr Akabueze for his services and wished him success in his future endeavours.
Aduragbemi Omiyale