Tinubu appoints Yakubu as pioneer head of Social Investment Agency

News Agency Of Nigeria 18:20 - 14 September 2023

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu [Presidency]

Yakubu is a recipient of a Masters Degree in agronomy from the State University of Biotechnology in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Delu Bulus Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA).

A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday in Abuja said that the appointment was subject to the Senate confirmation.

The National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) (Establishment) Act, 2023, was signed into law on May 22.

Yakubu is a recipient of a Masters Degree in agronomy from the State University of Biotechnology in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with over 15 years of working experience in Social Investment Programme management.

The President directed the new appointee to convey the highest level of efficiency, transparency, and qualitative service delivery at NSIPA in line with his determination to actualize the Renewed Hope agenda.