Following the resignation of Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun over the forgery of her NYSC exemption certificate, Buhari has replaced her with a Northerner, Mrs Zainab Shamshuna Ahmed.
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This is coming a few days after he replaced Matthew Seiyefa, a Southerner as the acting DSS boss with Yusuf Magaji Bichi, a Northerner who had to be recalled from retirement to fill the position.
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Prior to becoming the new Finance Minister, Zainab Shamshuna Ahmed was the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning. She has held several positions including Deputy General Manager in charge of Corporate Treasury, Chief Finance Officer of MTEL in 2005, and Managing Director of Kaduna Investment Company 2009.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and an MBA from the Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye. She is also a fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Taxation and the Nigerian Institute of Management.