President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate resumption of the North East Development Commission’s (NEDC) new governing Board to prevent any leadership vacuum.
According to him, the resumption of the Commission’s governing board, is in an acting capacity, until the Senate confirms the 12-member board.
The Permanent Secretary, in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, disclosed on Friday in Maiduguri that Buhari gave his approval for Umar Abubakar Hashidu to start working, as the acting Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Commission right away.
Reacting, the new NEDC Chairman who spoke on behalf of the Board Members, thanked President Buhari for finding them worthy of the appointment.
He, therefore, thanked the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the six Governors of Gombe, Borno, Adamawa, Bauchi, Taraba and Yobe states, including the key stakeholders of the Commission.
Baale assured that the Board under his Chairmanship, alongside the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Umar Hashidu, staff of the Commission, with support from member-state governors would operate an inclusive leadership for the economic development of the region.
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