President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday made his first senior cadre appointment, naming Mohammed Dikwa as Nigeria’s new acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF).
The appointment, which takes immediate effect from June 12, 2015, followed the retirement from service of Jonas Otunla.
Until his appointment, Mr. Dikwa was the Director, Funds Department in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. Mr. Dikwa would hold the office until a substantive Accountant-General is appointed by the president.
