President Muhammadu 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.
This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.
Mr. Akabueze takes over from Mr Tijani Mohammed Abdullahi who would now serve as Special Adviser to the President on Planning and would continue to work with the Minister of Budget and National Planning.
Both Mr Akabueze and Mr. Abdullahi joined the Ministry of Budget and National Planning in February this year.
Their redeployment was part of an ongoing exercise aimed at repositioning the ministry to effectively deliver on its mandate.
