President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accredited the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi because 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 an announcement stated Yabuku is an achieved 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 brand new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation holds a Master’s of Business Administration diploma in Finance from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, and a Bachelor of Science diploma in Economics from the identical establishment.
Tinubu thanked the outgoing Director-General, Mr. Akabueze, for his providers and wished him success in his future endeavours.
He stated President expects the brand new Director-General of this pivotal company to additional improve the supply of environment friendly and qualitative price range capabilities, with a view to selling fiscal sustainability, transparency, and accountability in public finance administration for nationwide growth.
