Buhari appoints Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed as New NEMA DG

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 (NEMA).

The appointment was announced in a statement Willie Bassey, the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in a statement on Saturday.

Bassey said the appointment took effect from Thursday, April 30, 2020, “for an initial period of four years in accordance with Section 3 of the National Emergency Management Agency Act”. The erstwhile NEMA DG, Mustapha Maihaja, was directed to hand over all official matters to Muhammed immediately. The President thanked the out-gone Director-General for his services and charged the new appointee to serve with diligence and commitment