Finance and Budget Minister, Zainab Ahmed.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 17, (THEWILL) – Newly appointed Acting Minister of Finance Mrs Zainab Ahmed has assumed duty 72 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari picked her to oversee the ministry following the resignation of Mrs Kemi Adeosun on, Sept. 14.

Zainab, until her appointment, was the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning.

Reports reaching NAN say that the minister is studying her new office and reading the handover note.

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It would be recalled that Buhari appointed Ahmed on Friday to oversee the ministry of finance after the resignation of Kemi Adeosun who resigned following the outcome of an investigation over the authenticity of her Certificate of Exemption from National Youth Service Corp (NYSC).

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