In a move to enhance the effectiveness of humanitarian and social development initiatives, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of seven individuals to lead key agencies and programs under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
The appointments were officially disclosed in a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday evening.
In a communiqué titled “President Tinubu appoints new heads of agencies and programs under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,” the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, outlined the key appointments made by President Tinubu to strengthen the ministry’s capacity to address pressing humanitarian and social development concerns.
Among the appointments made by President Tinubu was the selection of Lami Bello to serve as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
Ngelale stated that the appointments were aimed 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.”
See the list of the new appointees and their offices below:
Chief Executive Officer, National Social Investment Programme Agency- Badamasi Lawal. He holds a PhD in Education. Before his appointment, he served as a Commissioner in Katsina State.
Programme Manager, National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office- Funmilola Olotu.
Olotu holds a master’s degree in business administration, and she is the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on state lotteries.
Programme Manager, Grant for Vulnerable Groups- Aishat Alubankudi.
Alubankudi holds a bachelor’s degree in community development. She has experience as a risk assessor and financial manager.
Programme Manager, Home Grown School Feeding- Aderemi Adebowale.
Adebowale holds a doctorate degree. She is the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Civic Engagement and previously served as a local government chairperson.
Programme Manager, National Cash Transfer Office- Abdullahi Imam.
Imam has a bachelor’s degree in accountancy and has served as chief accountant, Northern Dairies Ltd, and as a bank manager.
Executive Secretary, National Commission for People with Disabilities- Ayuba Gufwan.
Gufwan holds an LLB and is the executive director of the Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, Jos.
Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons- Lami Bello.
Lami Bello has a Master’s degree in Public Administration. Previously, she served as the Secretary-General of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministries of Health and Women Affairs and Social Development.
