Just In: Tinubu Appoints Muhammed Abu Ibrahim As CEO of NADF, Details Emerge

Just In: Tinubu Appoints Muhammed Abu Ibrahim As CEO of NADF, Details Emerge

  • Mr. Muhammed Abu Ibrahim has been appointed as the new CEO of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF)
  • His appointment was confirmed by President Bola Tinubu in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, October 19
  • Ibrahim is expected to contribute to the Renewed Hope Agenda’s mandate in attaining complete self-sufficiency in local food production and eventual surplus export

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, October 19, approved the appointment of Mr. Muhammed Abu Ibrahim to serve as the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF).

Bola Tinubu, APC, FG, Mr. Muhammed Abu Ibrahim to serve as the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF)
Tinubu makes a fresh appointment in the National Agricultural Development Fund. Photo credit: @DOlusegun
Source: Twitter

Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Thursday.

According to the statement sighted by Legit.ng and shared by @DOlusegun via his X page (formerly Twitter), Mr. Ibrahim's appointment takes immediate effect.

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Part of the statement reads:

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"Tinubu expects the new leadership at the Fund to successfully remove all barriers to efficient access to provisional funding in the sector for proven stakeholders nationwide who will credibly contribute to the Renewed Hope Agenda's mandate in the attainment of complete self-sufficiency in local food production and eventual surplus export.
"By this directive of the President, the above-mentioned appointment takes immediate effect."

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Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media publicity, made this known through a statement issued on Thursday.

According to the statement shared by @DOlusegun, an aide to the president on social media via X page (formerly Twitter), Tinubu immediately appointed their replacements with immediate effect.

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According to a statement released on Thursday, October 19, this development was made known by the President's special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

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Source: Legit.ng

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