abdullahi mustapha
President Bola Tinubu has given his approval for Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha to be reappointed to a second term as the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency‘s director general.
This is contained in a press statement issued by Toyin Omozuwa, Press Secretary to the NBRDA D-G in Abuja, on Saturday.
According to the statement, Mustapha’s reappointment was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government (SGF), Sen. George Akume.
“Mustapha’s second tenure is with effect from 31st October, 2024, and is in line with the provisions of Sections 10(1) and (3) of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (Establishment) Act, 2022,” it said.
Omozuwa said that industry experts consider the reappointment an expression of President Tinubu’s confidence in Mustapha’s ability to drive innovation towards attaining food security.
According to him, the reappointment would enable the DG to complete his work in enhancing pharmaceutical production, as well as positioning Nigeria at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Mustapha is a Professor of Bioinorganic Chemistry and hails from Dambatta Local Government Area of Kano State.
(NAN)
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