Buhari replaces ministers-designate heading agencies

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, approved replacements for heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as Ministers.

According to the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, “Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed has been appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. He replaces Sadiya Umar Farouk.”

He said that “Dr. Chioma Ejikeme has been appointed Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, replacing Sharon O. Ikeazor, while Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is now Director General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency.”

For Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management) Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Shehu said “President Buhari has forwarded Adeleke Moronfolu Adewolu’s name to the Senate for confirmation as replacement for Sunday Akin Dare.

According to Shehu, the appointments take immediate effect.

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