Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has praised the appointment of 25-year-old Imam Ibrahim Kashim-Imam as the Chairman of the Board of Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).
The appointment was announced in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Born on December 27, 1998, Kashim-Imam graduated from Brighton University with a first-class degree in Mechanical Engineering and also earned his MSc in Engineering Business Management from the same university.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Fani-Kayode said that the appointment gives hope to the younger generation and clearly shows that Nigeria rewards and utilises the talents of those that are highly qualified and that have a good pedigree.
“I have known Ibrahim since he was born 25 years ago and I can testify to his ability, excellence and brilliance.
“His distinguished and highly respected grandfather, Alhaji Ibrahim Imam, was a great force in the politics of the First Republic, Secretary of the then ruling NPC, one of the founders and patrons of the Borno Youth Movement and a leading member of the Northern House of Assembly.
“His equally illustrious father, one of my oldest and dearest friends and brothers, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, is a dogged fighter and first class politician and one of the those that contributed so much to the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the presidential election,” Fani-Kayode said.
He added, “I have little doubt that Ibrahim will follow in his grandfather’s and father’s footsteps and do exceedingly well.
“I thank Mr. President for the great opportunity that he has given this young and gifted man who got a first-class degree in Engineering at Brighton University in the UK just a few years ago and followed it up with his Masters.
“May God guide and lead him in this great national assignment and may he go from strength to strength.”