President Bola Tinubu has directed the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, to commence a 90-day pre-retirement leave.
The directive was announced in a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
The statement also approved the appointment of Bisoye Coker-Odusote to serve as the acting director-general and CEO of the NIMC.
The statement said the leave, takes effect from August 24, 2023,and would lead to Aziz’s retirement from service on November 24, 2023.
Aziz was appointed as the CEO of the commission by ex-President Mohammadu Buhari on November 2015.
He was reappointed for a second term of office in 2019, by Buhari.
Thank Ngelale said the appointment, which is also for a period of 90 days, would take effect from August 24, 2023, after which, a full term of four years will begin as the substantive NIMC director-general and CEO, beginning on November 24, 2023.
Coker-Odusote is the current general manager and CEO of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA).
More so, Tinubu approved the appointment of Yusuf Buba Yakub to serve as the director/CEO of the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC).
“This appointment takes immediate effect,” Ngelale said.
He said the decision follows the recent expiration of the tenure of Pius Osunyikanmi, former DTAC director/CEO.
Yakub is a member of the house of representatives from Gombi/Hong federal constituency in Adamawa.
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