President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly redeployed top budget officials to other parastatals that have no connection with their former office.
Vanguard reports that this is connection with the padding of the 2016 budget, which brought embarrassment to the government.
About 184 officials were said to be affected by the reshuffling.
The reputable publication quoted a top official in the Budget Office, saying 22 top officers from the Budget Office of the Federation were affected in the mass deployment.
“The rest were moved away from budget-related duties in other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, the report said.
Out of the 22 top officials indicted in the budget office, four were directors on Level 17, six were deputy directors while 12 were Assistant directors,” it added.
Also, Vanguard said the affected officials were moved from their posts in the Budget Office, 14 other directors said to have been ‘tested’ have been redeployed to the same office with immediate effect.
Media Adviser to the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Akpadem James, confirmed the development but declined to give further details when contacted.
