Mohammed Dikwa Appointed Accountant-General Of The Federation By Buhari

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.
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.
A professional Accountant and Member of many
Professional Bodies, Mr. Dikwa is a Fellow Certified
National Accountant; Fellow Charted Institute of
Taxation of Nigeria, among others.
Apart from serving as a facilitator in many
courses, workshops, seminars and conferences he
attended both within and outside Nigeria, Mr.
Dikwa served as Borno State Accountant-General
and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
between1999 and 2004 and Chairman, Technical
Board Bank of Industries (BOI), Bank of
Agriculture (BOA).
He also served on the Board of Transcorp Hilton
Hotel, Defence Industry Corporation; Distribution
Company of Nigeria (DISCO), Nigerian
Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), Royal
Swaziland Sugar Company, etc.
He was also the Director in-charge of Ministry of
Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and later Revenue and
Investment. He is happily married with children.