President Buhari Appoints New Accountant General

Mohammed Dikwa was on Friday named Nigeria’s new acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) by President Muhammadu Buhari.

This followed the retirement of Jonas Otunla from service. Mr. Dikwa who would hold office until the appointment of a substantive Accountant-General is appointed by the president, was the Director, Funds Department in the Office of the Accountant- General of the Federation until his appointment as the acting AGF.

Dikwa, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy, a Masters in Business Administration and Finance, and attended the Senior Executive Course 34, 2014 at the National Institute of for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru.

Mr. Dikwa, a former Accountant-General of Borno State, was awarded Certificates in Public Finance Management Reforms, Leadership and Governance, High Performance Leadership Programme and Treasury Management at the Harvard University, USA; University of Cambridge, Oxford University in the UK, and Thames Valley University UK respectively.