President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of mandate secretaries; Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA); heads of agencies and personal aides to the FCT Minister.
FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello, disclosed this in a statement Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye.
The statement said this approval was based on the recommendation of the FCT minister.
It said Buhari also approved the appointment of others into relevant positions in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
“The appointments are in keeping with his commitment to reposition the FCTA into a more robust and service-oriented administrative structure and enhancing its operational capability.”
Bello said the mandate secretaries were Ibrahim Dantsoho, Secretary, Area Council Services Secretariat; Abubakar Ibrahim, Secretary, Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat; Sani El-Katazu, Secretary, Education and Dr Abubakar Tafida, Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat.
Other appointees are Muhammad Umar, Secretary, Legal Services Secretariat; Hadiza Kabir, Secretary, Social Development Secretariat; Zakari Dobi, Secretary, Transportation Secretariat and Agboola Dabiri, Secretary, Economic Planning, Revenue Generation and PPP.
Others are Mr Obinna Ogwuegbu, Coordinator, Satellite Towns Development Department; Umar Shuaibu, Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council; Shehu Ahmed, Executive Secretary, FCDA; Ibrahim Damisa, Managing Director, Abuja Broadcasting Corporation and Muhammed Kawu, General Manager, Hospital Management Board.
The statement said the minister also approved the appointment of his personal aides and those of the Minister of State as follows: Mohammed Mai-Bornu, Chief of Staff; Abubakar Sani, Senior Special Assistant on Media, Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant, Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement. (NAN)