President Buhari appoints Ben Akabueze as DG Budget office

President Buhari has approved the appointment of
his Special Adviser on Planning, Mr Ben Akabueze
as the new Director General of the Budget Office of
the Federation. Mr. Akabueze takes over from Mr
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.
Akabueze was one-time Lagos state
commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget.
Akabueze and Abdullahi joined the Ministry of
Budget and National Planning in February this
year.