President Bola Tinubu has retracted the appointment of Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani as the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI), just hours after it was announced.
Initially, a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga introduced Danfulani as the new appointee. However, a subsequent statement by Onanuga clarified that Fatima Umaru Shinkafi, who has held the position since her appointment by former President Muhammadu Buhari, would continue in her role.
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The update explained that Shinkafi remains crucial to ongoing reforms in the solid minerals sector, and the earlier announcement regarding Danfulani was rescinded as the position is not vacant.
“The earlier announcement about the appointment of Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani as the Executive Secretary of the SMDF/PAGMI has been cancelled as there is no vacancy in the agency,” Onanuga wrote in the fresh statement on Friday night.
In other news, President Tinubu made key appointments on Friday in the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD).
Tinubu appointed Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, a visiting professor at the NUC, as the NUC Executive Secretary. He also appointed Prof. Salisu Shehu, a renowned academic in educational and human psychology, as Executive Secretary of the NERDC. Additionally, Jabilu Tsauri, who holds a Master’s in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University, was appointed the National Coordinator of NEPAD.
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