BREAKING: Buhari Appoints New Accountant-General

BREAKING: Buhari Appoints New Accountant-General

Onyxnewsng reports that the Federal government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Anamekwe Nwabuoku to oversee the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF).

The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by Yunusa Abdullahi, spokesperson to the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed.

Nwabuoku’s appointment comes following the suspension of N80 Ahmed Idris, the accountant general of the federation over alleged N80 billion fraud.

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According to the statement issued on Sunday, Nwabuoku’s appointment was contained “in a letter dated 20th May, 2022 and signed by Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary (Finance), Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning”.

The appointment will also be in effect “pending the outcome of the investigation”.