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Tinubu names Yar’Adua’s Economic Adviser DG, Budget office

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze.

Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement said Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to late President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua 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.

According to Ngelale, the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation holds a Master’s 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.

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Tinubu thanked the outgoing Director-General, Mr. Akabueze, for his services and wished him success in his future endeavours.

He said President expects the new Director-General of this pivotal agency 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.

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