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The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF),
Ibrahim Dankwambo, resigned yesterday to pursue his political dream of
becoming the next Governor of Gombe State, in the forthcoming 2011
elections.

Mr Dankwambo’s resignation brought to an end months of speculations about his political future.

In his letter of disengagement, titled “Withdrawal of
Service as Accountant General of the Federation”, Mr Dankwambo said the
decision was in response to the call of his people to participate in
the unfolding political process.

In the letter, which was addressed to Mr Jonathan,
the former AGF stated “I wish to inform you that I have withdrawn from
the service and voluntarily relinquished my appointment as the
Accountant General of the Federation with effect from Monday 20th
December, 2010. This has become necessary in order to answer the call
of my people at home to participate in the on-going political
activities in the country.” Copies of Mr Dankwambo’s letter, which were
also sent to all senior government officials, also called for the
submission of comprehensive and up-to-date details of the activities in
their respective departments in soft and hard copies by Thursday,
December 23rd, 2010.

Tying loose ends

Before formally bringing his three years tenure to an
eventful end, Mr Dankwambo held a 15 minutes closed door meeting with
the Minister of State for Finance, Yabawa Lawan Wabi, in the absence of
the Minister of Fianace, Segun Aganga, who travelled outside the
country on official engagement.

It was gathered that already, the Director of Funds, Babayo Shehu, has stepped into the office of the AGF in acting capacity.

A holder of the award of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), Mr

Dankwambo was appointed AGF since April 2005, when he took over from his predecessor, Kayode Naiyeju.

Born on April 4, 1962, Mr Dankwambo attended the
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria and graduated with a Bachelor of
Science (B.Sc) degree in Accounting in 1985. He also attended the
University of Lagos, where he got his Master of Science (MSc) in
Economics in 1992, before proceeding to the Delta State University,
Abraka, for his Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, in 1998.

Dankwambo started his working career with Coopers and
Lybrand International (Chartered Accountants), now (Price Water House
Coopers) from 1985 to 1988. In 1988, he worked with Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) till 1999, when he was appointed, the Accountant-General
of Gombe State, a post he held till 2005, when he became the AGF.