President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Fatima Umaru Shinkafi as the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI).
The President also appointed chief executive officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD).
According to a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu also cancelled the earlier appointment of Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani as the Executive Secretary of the SMDF/PAGMI, explaining that “there is no vacancy in the agency:.
Shinkafi was first appointed into the job by President Muhammadu Buhari and is said to be one of the driving forces of the changes in the solid mineral sector.
President Tinubu appointed Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, a visiting professor at the NUC, as its Executive Secretary.
He is an expert in veterinary reproduction and has served as Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Yola, and the Sule Lamido University, Jigawa State.
The President also appointed Prof. Salisu Shehu as Executive Secretary of the NERDC.
Shehu is a renowned academic in educational and human psychology. He was instrumental in establishing the School of Continuing Education at Bayero University, Kano, and was the Vice-Chancellor of Al-Istiqamah University, Kano.
President Tinubu also named Jabiru Salisu Abdullahi Tsauri as the National Coordinator of NEPAD.
He holds a Master’s in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University. He is a seasoned administrator with expertise in legislative affairs, global affairs, and democratic governance and vast experience in public service.
Onanuga said the President believed that the appointees’ experience and track record would bring a new sense of commitment, progress, and positive outcomes to fulfil Nigerians’ expectations of their respective organisations.
