The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has announced the appointment of Mandate Secretaries and Political appointees into relevant positions of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister, Mr Cosmos Uzodinma and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
According to the statement, this is in line with the minister’s commitment to repositioning the FCTA into a more robust and service-oriented administrative structure and enhancing its operational capabilities.
Those appointed as Mandate Secretaries included Adamu Abubakar Bappah– Area Council Services; Nzekwe Stanley Ifeanyichukwu– Agriculture and Rural Development; Senator Isa Maina– Education and Amanda Pam– Health and Human Services.
Other secretaries are Muhammad B. Umar – General Counsel/Secretary Legal Services; Oladimeji Ali Hassan – Social Development and Kayode Olaifa-Transportation Secretariat.
Uzodinma in the statement said that Coordinators of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council and Satellite Town Development Department are Umar Shuaibu and Isiyaku Tanko Yamawo respectively while the MD Abuja Broadcasting Services is Ibrahim Damisa.
Similarly, the list of the various Political Aides includes Mohammad Bashir Mai-Bornu- Chief of Staff; Dr Bala Mohammed Liman – Senior Special Assistant, Finance and Economic Matters; Olafusi Emmanuel Tosin–Senior Special Assistant Legal and Multi-lateral Cooperation and Abubakar Muhammad Abdullahi- Senior Special Assistant, ICT.
In the same vein the following Advisers on Community Relations have been appointed.
They are Chika Alexander Nwatu, Abu Zarr Sulaiman Ribadu and Isa Dara Bwari.
The statement said the appointments are as provided by the relevant sections of the Federal Capital Territory (Establishment of Functionaries and Departments) and Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (Dissolution) Order No. 1, 2004 as modified.
The appointments is with immediate effect