NASFAT Zakat appoints Akanni new GM

The Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) Agency for Zakat and Sadaqat (NASFAT-NAZAS) has appointed a new management team comprising of a General Manager (GM) Mr. Sulaiman Akanni and the duo of Dr. Nosiru Olajide Onibon and Dr (Mrs) Adekola Busurat Oluwakemi as directors

This, according to the organization, was to strengthen the agency as it advances the implementation of its corporate strategy.

Mr Sulaiman Akanni who resumed in January 2018 as the new GM was a banker whose career spanned many years in the Nigerian banking industry.

As a versatile administrator, Akanni has two bachelor degrees in Arabic Language from University of Ilorin and another degree in Accounting from Lagos State University as well as  an MBA in Finance.

He has varied experience in finance, administration, credit risk management, banking operations, internal control and client relationship management.

Expressing his gratitude to the board of directors for the appointment, Akanni expressed his delight at the opportunity to work with the directors of NAZAS to scale up the operations of the agency and expand its ability to impact on the needy and help alleviate poverty amongst Muslims in different parts of the country.