President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven new heads of strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
In a statement issued by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the president said the appointments had become necessary in view of the need to fast-track delivery of reliefs to Nigerians and ensure the effectiveness of humanitarian and social development programmes.
The appointees are:
1)Â Badamasi Lawal, Chief Executive Officer, National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Lawal holds a doctorate in education, and previously served as a commissioner in Katsina State.
2) Funmilola Olotu, Programme Manager, National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office. A holder of a Master’s degree in business administration, she is the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on state lotteries.
3) Aishat Alubankudi, Programme Manager, Grant for Vulnerable Groups. She holds a bachelor’s degree in community development and has experience as a risk assessor and financial manager.
4) Aderemi Adebowale, Programme Manager, Home Grown School Feeding. She holds a doctorate and is the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Civic Engagement and previously served as a local government chairperson.
5) Programme Manager, National Cash Transfer Office, Abdullahi Alhassan Imam. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy and has served as chief accountant, Northern Dairies Ltd, and as a bank manager.
6) Ayuba Gufwan, Executive Secretary, National Commission for People with Disabilities. Gufwan holds an LLB and is the executive director of the Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, Jos.
7) Lami Binta Adamu Bello, Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. She holds a master’s degree in public administration and has served as the Secretary-General of ALGON, and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, as well as Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.
The President said he expects the new heads of these critical agencies and programmes to discharge the functions of their offices with utmost integrity and diligence so as to ensure that Nigerians, especially vulnerable groups, are the exclusive and direct beneficiaries of his administration’s reconfigured welfare programmes.
