President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change, in interim capacity.
A statement by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the appointment is in accordance with the President’s commitment to actualising Nigeria’s green industrial vision and unlocking sustainable economic value through various climate finance instruments.
The President has also approved the appointment of 40-year-old Ibrahim Abdullahi Shelleng as his Senior Special Assistant on Climate Finance & Stakeholder Engagement.
His brief includes handling matters related to Climate Finance & Stakeholder/Donor Relations.
In the same vein, the President announced 44-year-old Olamide Fagbuji as his Senior Special Assistant on Climate Technology and Operations to oversee the digitalization of a new open procurement process and cross-departmental procedural optimization initiative.
Ngelale said the appointments take immediate
effect.
