Ahmed Idris

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
Accountant General of the Federation
In office
25 June 2015 – 19 May 2023
Preceded byJonah Ogunniyi Otunla
Succeeded byOluwatoyin Madein
Personal details
Born (1960-11-25) 25 November 1960 (age 63)
Kano State, Nigeria

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Buhari Sacks Accountant General Of The Federation Over Alleged Misappropriation Of Funds". information Nigeria. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Government, ACCA partner to improve accounting standards in governance". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  3. ^ "Buhari appoint new AGF". The Guardian. Retrieved June 27, 2015.