President Bola Tinubu has appointed Badamasi Lawal as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).
This follows the suspension of the former NSIPA head, Halima Shehu, on January 2 due to alleged financial misconduct. Dr. Akindele Egbuwalo, who had been serving as the Acting CEO following her suspension, will now step down as Lawal takes over the position.
The President’s decision to appoint a permanent CEO for the agency, along with leaders for other humanitarian agencies, was announced in a statement on Tuesday by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale.
The statement read: “To facilitate the needed relief to Nigerians and ensure the effectiveness of humanitarian and social development programmes, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven qualified Nigerians to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,”.
The statement also named several other appointees, including Funmilola Olotu as Programme Manager of the National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office; Aishat Alubankudi as Programme Manager for the Grant for Vulnerable Groups; and Princess Aderemi Adebowale as Programme Manager for Home Grown School Feeding.
Additionally, Abdullahi Alhassan Imam was appointed as Programme Manager of the National Cash Transfer Office; Ayuba Gufwan as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for People with Disabilities; and Lami Binta Adamu Bello as Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.
“The President expects the new heads of these critical agencies and programmes to discharge the functions of their offices with utmost integrity and diligence so as to ensure that Nigerians, especially vulnerable groups, are the exclusive and direct beneficiaries of his administration’s reconfigured welfare programmes,” presidential spokesman, said.
