President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed five principal officers as coordinating directors of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in furtherance of on-going restructuring by the federal government to reposition the agency for better performance.
The president’s approval of appointments of principal officers was conveyed in a letter signed by the chief of staff to the president,Prof. Ibrahim A. Gambari, in a letter ref: SH/COS/16/4/A/18, dated March 24, 2021, duly addressed to the executive vice chairman/CE of the agency.
The newly appointed principal officers Include: Dr. (Mrs) Olayinka Adunni Komolafe: appointed as secretary to the Agency; Engr. Prof. Danshehu Bagudu Gwandangaji, appointed as coordinating director, Engineering Infrastructure; Prof. Umar Ibrahim Gaya: appointed as coordinating director, Science Infrastructure; Mrs. Nonyem Onyechi, appointed as coordinating director, Planning and Business Development; and Mr Ibrahim Baba Dauda : appointed as coordinating director, Finance and Accounts.
The appointment of above principal officers is for initial five (5) year tenure.
A statement by the agency’s deputy director, Olusegun Ayeoyenikan, said the appointments are with immediate effect.