Ahmed Idris
Nigerian Accountant (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Accountant General of the Federation. For the member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, see Ahmed Idris Wase.
Ahmed Idris (born 25 November 1960) is a Nigerian financial accountant who served as the accountant general of Nigeria. He was appointed accountant general on 25 June 2015, to succeed Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla who was sacked by president Muhammadu Buhari on allegedly misappropriating N2.5 billion of security agencies’ funds.[1] Idris was re-appointed accountant general after Buhari won a second term in 2019 and was suspended from office on may 18 2022 by the nigerian finance minister for misappropriating the fund of 80 Billion naira. [2]
Quick Facts Accountant General of the Federation, Preceded by ...
Ahmed idris | |
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Accountant General of the Federation | |
In office 25 June 2015 – 19 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla |
Succeeded by | Oluwatoyin Madein |
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Born | (1960-11-25) 25 November 1960 (age 63) Kano State, Nigeria |
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Prior to his appointment as AGF, he was a director in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel. He is a member of the Association of National Accountant of Nigeria (ANAN).[3]