Tinubu Approves New Chief Executive Officers For Agencies, Tasks Them On Performance

President Bola Tinubu has named new Chief Executive Officers for federal government agencies including: National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), National Productivity Centre (NPC), Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP),

The new appointees are Mr. Silas Agara, Director General of NDE; Mr. Umar Ibrahim Mohammed, Director-General of NIHSA; Mr. Baffa Dan Agundi,  Director-General of NPC; and  Dr. Olufemi Adekanmbi, Project Coordinator for the HYPREP.

Mr. Agara is an entrepreneur and sports administrator who previously served as the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State.

The President anticipates an overhaul of the NDE for optimal performance in designing and implementing programmes to combat mass unemployment.

Mr. Mohammed is an architect, and also, a construction technology and environment professional.

The President expects improved outcomes in the agency’s objective of operating and maintaining hydrological stations nationwide, as well as carrying out groundwater exploration and monitoring using various scientific techniques in order to provide hydrological and hydrogeological data needed for planning, design, execution and management of water resources and allied projects.

Mr. Dan Agundi is a former majority leader of the Kano State House of Assembly. He was also Principal Registrar of the Kano State High Court of Justice.

The President anticipates the Director-General’s utmost dedication and patriotic zeal in driving the Centre’s mandate of developing a national culture of excellence in operational efficiency and institutionalizing a performance-driven orientation toward measurable productivity in the citizenry for the overall enhancement of service delivery and quality of life across the nation.

Dr. Adekanmbi is a former Commissioner for Special Duties, Culture and Tourism in Ondo State, and a member of the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES).

He holds a Doctorate degree in Environmental Management.

The President anticipates the exercise of competence, dedication, and professionalism in fulfilling the mission of the HYPREP to restore and revitalize communities impacted by hydrocarbon pollution, with a primary focus on Ogoniland in Nigeria.