President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Air Vice-Marshal Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed as the New Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement on Saturday by Willie Bassey, the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Bassey said the appointment took effect from April 30, 2020 “for an initial period of four years in accordance with Section 3 of the National Emergency Management Agency Act”.
The former DG, Mustapha Maihaja, was directed to hand over all official matters to Muhammed immediately.
President Buhari thanked Maihaja for his services and charged the new appointee to serve with diligence and commitment.