The FCT Administration has announced the appointment of Hon. Adamu Candido as the new secretary for the Transportation Secretariat alongside five other appointments.
Candido, who is the immediate past chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, replaces Hon. Angulu Dobi, who resigned to contest for the senatorial ticket of the FCT in the 2023 general elections.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye, states that the FCT minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, also approved the appointment of Farida Suleiman as his Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties.
Suleiman replaces Hon. Abu Zarri Ribadu, who also resigned his appointment as Senior Special Assistant, (Special Duties) to contest for the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency.
The statement also disclosed the appointments of Engr. Hassan Danjuma and Engr. Tauheed Amusan as chairman and General Manager of the FCT Water Board, respectively.
Danjuma, who holds a Masters Degrees in Engineering with over 30 years of experience as an engineer, has a specialization in design construction and management of civil engineering projects, while Amusan who is a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers has a specialisation in diverse areas of civil engineering and project management for water supply, roads, district infrastructure and environmental engineering.
Meanwhile, Abubakar Maina was also appointed as the Group Managing Director of the Abuja Investment Company Limited, a subsidiary of the FCT Administration.
The 48 years old Business Administration graduate of the University of Maiduguri is said to have well over 20 years of portfolio management experience.
The minister also ratified the appointment of Zanna Hamza as the substantive Director of the FCT Treasury. The new DOT has been serving in acting capacity since the retirement of his predecessor.
Hamza, who is a fellow member of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria holds Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Accounting from the Universities of Maiduguri and Lagos, respectively.