Buhari directs immediate resumption of NEDC board
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate resumption of the new Governing Council of the North East Development Commission (NEDC).
The members of the council are expected to resume in an acting capacity pending Senate’s confirmation.
According to a statement in Abuja on Friday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the approval was given to avoid a leadership vacuum in the commission.
According to the statement, President Buhari also approved the immediate resumption of the new Managing Director and CEO of NEDC, Umar Abubakar Hashidu in Acting capacity pending confirmation by the Senate.
This follows the expiration of the tenure of the former board and MD of the Commission on May 7, 2023.
The President also approved that Barrister Bukar Baale take over as the Acting Chairman alongside 10 other members of the governing board.
Buhari also directed the immediate handover by the officer currently overseeing the office of the Managing Director to the newly appointed Acting MD/ Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.
He said the directive was to avoid a vacuum in the day-to-day running of the strategic commission pending the confirmation by the Senate.
The Governing board comprises Suwaiba Idris Baba, Executive Director, Humanitarian Affairs (North East, Taraba); Musa Umar Yashi, Executive Director, Administration and Finance, (North East, Bauchi); Dr Ismaila Nuhu Maksha, Executive Director, Operations (North East, Adamawa); and Umar Abubakar Hashidu, MD/CEO, (North East, Gombe).
