By Blessing Bature
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate resumption of the New Governing Council of the North East Development Commission on acting capacity pending Senate confirmation, in order to avoid Leadership vacuum in the Commission.
The President has also approved the immediate resumption of the new Managing Director and CEO of North East Development Commission, NEDC, Umar Abubakar Hashidu in Acting Capacity pending confirmation by the Senate.
In a statement signed by the Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, mni, NPOM, Permanent Secretary, FMHADMSD said Barrister Bukar Baale should take over as the Acting Chairman alongside 10 other members of the Governing board, this follows the expiration of the tenure of the former board and MD of the Commission on May 7, 2023.
He directed the immediate hand over by the officer currently overseeing the office of the Managing Director to the newly appointed Acting MD/ Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.
According to him, “the directive was to avoid a vacuum in the day to day running of this very important and 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).
Others are Onyeka Gospel-Tony, Member, (South East), Hon. Mrs Hailmary Ogolo Aipoh, Member, (South-South), Air Commodore Babatunde Akanbi (rtd), Member, (South West), Mustapha Ahmed Ibrahim, Member, (North West), Hadiza Maina, Member, (North Central) Alhaji Grema Ali, Member (North East) and a representative from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National planning.