President Tinubu Makes Two Different Appointments

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Delu Bulus Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA), pending Senate confirmation.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who announced the appointment in a state, also explained that the NSIPA Establishment Act, 2023, was signed into law on May 22, 2023.

He said: “Mrs. Delu Bulus Yakubu is a recipient of a Master’s degree in agronomy from the State University of Bio-Technology in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with over 15 years’ worth of working experience in Social Investment Programme management.

Similarly, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Aliyu Tijani Ahmed as the new Federal Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI).

The statement further noted: “Mr. Aliyu Tijani Ahmed is a recipient of Bachelors and Masters degrees in Sociology and has previously served the Nasarawa State Government as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG); Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs; and as the Commissioner of Education.

“By this directive of the President, the appointment takes immediate effect.”

In another development, President Tinubu has also appointed Zaccheus Adedeji as the acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) upon sacking of Muhammad Mamman Nami from same office.

Until his appointment, Adedeji was the Special Adviser to the President on Revenue and was also Commissioner for Finance in Oyo State from 2011 to 2015