Buhari names Sarah Alade aide on finance, economy
06 November 2019 |
2:59 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Sarah Alade as his Special Adviser on Finance and the Economy.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Sarah Alade as his Special Adviser on Finance and the Economy.
The appointee, who holds BSc (Economics) and PhD in Management Science (Operations Research), retired from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as Deputy Governor in 2017 after 23 years in service.
She had also acted briefly in 2014 as CBN Governor, a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, said yesterday.
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