The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has appointed his Senior Special Assistant on Administration and Women Affairs (Office of the First Lady), Dr Hajo Sani, as Ambassador and Permanent delegate of Nigeria to United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, announced the appointment in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Appointments In The Education Sector’.
Sani’s new appointment comes about a week after a biography she wrote for the wife of the President titled, ‘Aisha Buhari: Being different,’ was presented to the public at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
In the statement, Goong said the President also made other key appointments in the education sector including, “Prof. John Okpako Enaohwo, Chairman, Governing Board of National Commission for Colleges of Education, (NCCE), Abuja.
“Prof. Abdullahi A. Abba, Pro- Chancellor/ Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State.
“Prof. Idris Muhammad Bugaje, Executive Secretary, National Board For Technical Education, (NBTE) Kaduna,
“Dr. Benjamin Ogbole Abakpa as Executive Secretary of National Senior Secondary Education Commission, (NSSEC), Abuja.
“Prof. Paulinus Chijikoke Okwelle, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Abuja.
“Prof. Ibrahim Muhammad as Director/CEO, Nigerian Arabic Language Village, Ngala, Borno State.”