President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd), as the new Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
The appointment was announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on Saturday via a statement signed by the Director, Information, Office of the SGF, Mr. Willie Bassey.
The statement disclosed that the appointment was with effect from Thursday, April 30, 2020, for an initial period of four years in accordance with Section 3 of the NEMA Act.
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The SGF said that the former Director-General, Mr. Mustapha Maihaja, had been directed to handover all official matters to his successor “immediately”.
Meanwhile, the President, thanked the former NEMA Director-General for his services even as he charged the new appointee to serve with diligence and commitment.
