President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday named new heads of some
Federal Government agencies.
The new appointees replaced their predecessors, who were
appointed as ministers by the President
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, on Tuesday contained the
appointments.
It reads partly, “Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed has been
appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees,
Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons.
“He replaces Sadiya Umar Farouk.
“Dr Chioma Ejikeme has been appointed Executive Secretary,
Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, replacing Sharon O.
Ikeazor, while Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is now
Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, National Information
Technology Development Agency.
“For Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management) Nigerian
Communications Commission, President Buhari has forwarded Adeleke
Moronfolu Adewolu’s name to the Senate for confirmation as a
replacement for Sunday Akin Dare.
“The appointments take immediate effect.”
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Chief of the Naval Staff
Naval Chief Calls for Military Cooperation Between
Nigeria, Bangladesh
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has
called for closer military cooperation between Nigeria and
Bangladesh. He made this call today while receiving the Bangladesh
High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Shameem Ahsan in his office
today.
Admiral Ibas stressed that Nigeria valued its relationship with
friendly countries like Bangladesh and underscored the fact that
many Nigerian officers have trained in Bangladesh. He further
informed Mr Ahsan of the establishment of the Naval War College
Nigeria and the proposed International Maritime Conference to be
hosted by the Nigerian Navy in 2020. Admiral Ibas therefore invited
Bangladesh to consider sending their officers to the Naval War
College Nigeria in the near future and the Bangladeshi CNS to
attend the Conference.
While stressing the readiness of the Nigerian Armed Forces to
singing an MoU with Bangladesh on military cooperation, the CNS
canvassed for more visits and information sharing between the 2
nations for mutual benefit. He similarly stressed the need for
international cooperation through avenues such as the Indian Ocean
Naval Symposium for a common approach to containing maritime
threats. Earlier, Mr Ahsan had underscored the giant strides made
by Bangladesh in peace keeping operations, agriculture and the
garment industry, stressing that Nigeria and Bangladesh had a lot
in common and areas of cooperation for mutual benefit.
SULEMAN DAHUN
Commodore
for Chief of the Naval Staff