President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged the Senate to screen and confirm Mrs. Delu Bulus Yakubu for appointment as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA).
President Tinubu’s letter of request was read at plenary by Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau at plenary.
The National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) (Establishment) Act, 2023, was signed into law on May 22, 2023.
According to the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement that announced the nomination of Yakubu for the appointment, the nominee “is a recipient of a Master’s degree in agronomy from the State University of Bio-Technology in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with over 15 years’ worth of working experience in Social Investment Programme management.
He said: “President Tinubu expects the new appointee to convey the highest level of efficiency, transparency, and qualitative service delivery at NSIPA, in his determination to actualize the Renewed Hope agenda of his administration.”