Buhari Appoints Isa-Dutse as Executive Director on Islamic Development Bank Board

- President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse

- Isa-Dutse will serve on the board of the Islamic Development Bank as an executive director representing Nigeria

- The newly appointed official used to be a ranking government worker in the federal ministry of finance

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse as executive director on the board of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in Jedda, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Dutse is the immediate past permanent secretary of the federal ministry of finance, budget, and national planning.

A statement from the presidency announcing his appointment on Tuesday, March 16 stated that he has enormously interacted with development partners and international financial institutions during his tenure as permanent secretary.

The statement noted that during his tenure as permanent secretary, he represented Nigeria on the board of various local and international organisations.

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They include, among others, the African Export-Import Bank, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Fund for International Development, World Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, ECOWAS Bank for Investment, and Central bank of Nigeria.

Legit.ng gathered that the position of executive director on the board of IsDB is on a part-time basis.

Executive directors are expected to travel to attend board meetings quarterly or as determined by management to consider critical policy issues.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari recently approved the appointment of a former military administrator of Lagos state, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as the new Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

Marwa was until recently the chairman of the presidential committee on dr*ug abuse.

On Monday, March 15, President Buhari appointed Professor Bako Mansur Matazu as the new director-general of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency.

Buhari also approved the appointment of Captain Modibbo Alkali Mahmud as the new rector of the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria.

Similarly, President Buhari on Thursday, February 18, approved the appointment of Ogbonnaya Orji as the executive secretary of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

According to Willie Basset, the director of information of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Orji's appointment will last for five years starting from Saturday, February 19.

Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent at Legit.ng. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.

Source: Legit.ng