Tinubu Appoints Yakubu to Replace Ben Akabueze as Director-General of Budget Office

President Bola Tinubu has authorized the appointment of Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed the appointment in a statement issued on Thursday.

The statement noted that Yakubu is a seasoned economist who served as Chief Economic Adviser to a former President from 2007 to 2010.

He also served as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2003 to 2007.

“He was Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2003.

“President Tinubu thanks the outgoing Director-General, Akabueze, for his services and wishes him success in his future endeavours.

“The President expects Tanimu 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,” the statement read.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Yakubu holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Economics from the same institution.