By Damilare Adeleye
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Umar Ibrahim Mohammed as the new Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA).
The Bola Tinubu has also approved the appointment of Mr. Baffa Dan Agundi as the new Director-General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC).
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a separate statements issued on Saturday.
He said, “Mr. Mohammed is an architect, and also, a construction technology and environment professional.
“The President expects improved outcomes in the agency’s objective of operating and maintaining hydrological stations nationwide, as well as carrying out groundwater exploration and monitoring using various scientific techniques in order to provide hydrological and hydrogeological data needed for planning, design, execution and management of water resources and allied projects.
On Mr. Dan Agundi, the presidential spokesman noted that the appointee is a former majority leader of the Kano State House of Assembly.
“He was also Principal Registrar of the Kano State High Court of Justice.
“The President anticipates the Director-General’s utmost dedication and patriotic zeal in driving the Centre’s mandate of developing a national culture of excellence in operational efficiency and institutionalizing a performance-driven orientation toward measurable productivity in the citizenry for the overall enhancement of service delivery and quality of life across the nation,” Ngelale added.