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Buhari Appoints Baale as NEDC AG. Chairman, orders immediate resumption of members

By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the approval of Barrister Bukar Baale as the Acting Chairman of the New Governing Council of the North East Development Commission, NEDC as well as the immediate resumption of the ten members on acting capacity pending Senate confirmation, in order to avoid Leadership vacuum in the Commission.

Buhari also approved the immediate resumption of the new Managing Director and CEO of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Umar Abubakar Hashidu in Acting Capacity pending confirmation by the Senate.

This follows the expiration of the tenure of the former board and MD of the Commission on May 7, 2023.

The President ordered the immediate hand over by the officer currently overseeing the office of the Managing Director to the newly appointed Acting MD/ Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.

He said the directive was to avoid
a vacuum in the day to day running of this very important and strategic commission pending the confirmation by the Senate.

The Governing board comprises Suwaiba Idris Baba, Executive Director, Humanitarian Affairs (North East, Taraba), Musa Umar Yashi, Executive Director, Administration and Finance, (North East, Bauchi), Dr Ismaila Nuhu Maksha, Executive Director, Operations (North East, Adamawa) and Umar Abubakar Hashidu, MD/CEO, (North East, Gombe).

Others are Onyeka Gospel-Tony, Member, (South East), Hon. Mrs Hailmary Ogolo Aipoh, Member, (South-South), Air Commodore Babatunde Akanbi (rtd), Member, (South West), Mustapha Ahmed Ibrahim, Member, (North West), Hadiza Maina, Member, (North Central) Alhaji Grema Ali, Member (North East) and a representative from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National planning.

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