President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sacked the Director General of the Budget Office, Yahaya Gusau.
Buhari, in the statement that announced the sack of Gusau, also named his replacement.
He is to be replaced by Tijjani Mohammed Abdullahi.
Abdullahi, according to the statement, is a fellow of the Certified National Accountants of Nigeria and a banker of repute with experience in managing public finance.
He is expected to work with the Minister of Budget and National Planning to efficiently deliver on the mandates of the Budget Office of the Federation.
The sack of the DG Budget is coming in the wake of the controversy trailing the 2016 Budget.
President Buhari has also approved the appointment of Ben Ifeanyi Akabueze as the Special Adviser on Planning to the Minister of Budget and National Planning.
Akabueze, who is the immediate past Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos State, has worked in senior management positions in Citi Bank, Fidelity Bank, United Bank for Africa, NAL Merchant Bank, Sterling Bank and BIA Consulting Limited, among others.
He is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers; Fellow, Institute of Credit Administrators; and Honorary Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers.
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