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President Bola Tinubu has permitted the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe because the Director-Normal/Chief Govt Officer of the Nationwide Council on Local weather Change (NCCC) in interim capability, pending the affirmation of her appointment by the NCCC Supervisory Council.
In accordance with an announcement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Sunday, this was in accordance with the President’s dedication to actualise Nigeria’s inexperienced industrial imaginative and prescient, enhance investor confidence, and unlock sustainable financial worth via numerous local weather finance devices.
The President has additionally permitted that Dr. Maduekwe, 39, who holds a Bachelor of Legislation diploma; a Grasp’s diploma in Environmental Legislation & Coverage from the College of Dundee (UK), and a Doctorate diploma in Legislation from the College of Hull (UK), is to function the Co-Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Committee on Nationwide Carbon Market Activation Plan (NCMAP).
Dr. Maduekwe has over 15 years of nationwide and worldwide expertise in local weather coverage growth and mission implementation.
She beforehand served as Nigeria Nationwide Coordinator, Local weather Parliament. Local weather Parliament is a world, multi-partisan community of legislators working worldwide to assist resolve the local weather disaster and speed up the transition to renewable vitality.
Dr. Maduekwe was additionally the authorized adviser to the NCCC Director-Normal.
Moreover, the President has permitted the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Shelleng, 40, because the Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Local weather Finance & Stakeholder Engagement, Workplace of the President.
He’s seconded to the NCCC secretariat, the place he’ll deal with all issues associated to Local weather Finance & Stakeholder/Donor Relations.
The President has additionally permitted that Shelleng is to imagine the place of Secretary of the Intergovernmental Committee on Nationwide Carbon Market Activation Plan (NCMAP) and function a member of the Presidential Committee on Local weather Motion and Inexperienced Financial Options, in addition to the Presidential Steering Committee on Challenge Evergreen.
Shelleng, who holds a Grasp’s diploma in Enterprise Administration (MBA) from Ahmadu Bello College, Zaria, has served in main roles throughout a number of monetary establishments, and was Head of Enterprise Growth for the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Firm PLC (NMRC) earlier than his appointment as Senior Particular Assistant to the President.
The President has additionally permitted the appointment of Olamide Fagbuji, 44, because the Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Local weather Know-how and Operations, Workplace of the President.
He’s seconded to the Nationwide Council on Local weather Change (NCCC) Secretariat, the place he’ll oversee the digitalization of a brand new open procurement course of and cross-departmental procedural optimization initiative.
Fagbuji served as Particular Assistant to the President on Financial Issues underneath the earlier administration, and was most lately the Technical Adviser to the Director-Normal of the Nationwide Council on Local weather Change (NCCC) on Coverage Analysis and Technique. He’s a coverage analyst and laptop scientist.
“By the directive of the President, the aforementioned appointments take fast impact.
“The President expects the brand new appointees to convey their experience and self-discipline to bear in these crucial assignments in pursuance of the nation’s aspiration on inexperienced industrial growth and local weather motion for sustainable development and nationwide prosperity,” he said.