President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mohammed Dikwa as acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF).

A statement by the Office of the AGF, yesterday stated that the appointment took effect from effect from June 12, 2015. Until his appointment Dikwa was the Director, Funds Department in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. He is expected to hold the office until a substantive Accountant-General is appointed.

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

He 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.