Breaking: President Tinubu Announces Fresh Appointment
- President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of the Director General and CEO of the NBMA, Fatima Suleiman Zuntu
- This was disclosed in a statement from the office of the SGF and signed by Chris Ugwuegbulam, head of information and public relations, on Monday, April 20
- According to the statement, Fatima Zuntu would serve for an initial period of four years, which became effective on Thursday, April 16
President Bola Tinubu has reportedly approved the appointment of Fatima Suleiman Zuntu to become the new Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA).
Zuntu will be serving in her new position for a period of four years, and her appointment was effective from Thursday, April 16, 2026, which is in line with the provisions of Section 5 of the National Biosafety Management Agency, 2015.
Source: Twitter
This was contained in a statement signed and shared on X by Chris Ugwuegbulam, the head of information and public relations in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on Monday, April 20.
According to Ugwuegbulam, Zuntu is a public health professional and policy strategist with a proven track record of driving impactful national programs.
The SGF office further noted that the president tasked the appointee to contribute her expertise to the agency for the good of the nation.
Nigerians react as Tinubu announces Zuntu's appointment
However, her appointment has generated reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their comments:
Pshegs sent a controversial congratulatory message to the new appointee:
"Congratulations and welcome to the GMO battlefield, where you decide to betray your Nation by keeping the GMO Maize, GMO Beans, GMO Cotton cultivated in Nigeria, while GMO Wheat, and several others are being imported, or you can just ban them all and make Nigeria and Nigerians safe."
Sunusi Yakubu praised the appointment of Zuntu:
"We sincerely thank Mr. President for approving the appointment of @drfatima84. This new development has brought immense joy to all of us from her community and to the people of Kaduna State at large. She is highly experienced and humbled. I also congratulate @BashirSZuntu."
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Lekan Johnson commended the credentials of the new appointee:
"Impressive credentials, but that last section on political achievements tells you exactly how she got the job. Merit and loyalty are a packaged deal in Nigeria."
Mai Borgu criticised the appointment:
"Nigerians, you can see the anyhowness in these govt, take these elections regret will serious failure to do that, we need to take these elections seriously or expect daily panic and regret. I promise you this, these people don't have any plan for u apart from wickedness."
Gada congratulated the new appointee:
"Congratulations, young lady. I wish her the best in her new role. May Allah guide her in carrying out her responsibilities."
Muhammad Alkali congratulated the appointee:
"Congratulations to the appointee. She was lucky to be selected, unlike most of us who were promised to be carried along yet were still on the waiting list, perhaps even dropped and scraped off the book by now. Only God knows."
Read more reactions on X below:
Labour Party declares Tinubu as consensus candidate
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu was endorsed by the Labour Party, the platform where Peter Obi contested the 2023 presidential election.
Abayomi Arabambi, the national vice chairman of the Labour Party for the South-West, announced the development in an interview on Thursday, April 16.
According to Arabambi, the agreement to endorse Tinubu's second-term ambition was done with the knowledge of Governor Alex Otti, the party's only governor.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
