President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday, 20th August 2019, approved the replacements for heads of Federal agencies that were recently appointed as ministers.
In a statement released on the newly appointed heads of the federal agency, by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, said Sen. Basheer Garba Mohammed was appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons.
Mohammed replaces Sadiya Umar Farouk, a minister-designate from Zamfara.
According to the statement, Dr Chioma Ejikeme has been appointed Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, replacing Sharon O. Ikeazor,
While Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is now Director-General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency.
“For Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), President Buhari has forwarded Adeleke Moronfolu Adewolu’s name to the Senate for confirmation as a replacement for Sunday Akin Dare. “The appointments take immediate effect,’’ the statement added.
(NAN)