Tinubu appoints Jega special adviser, coordinator of presidential livestock reform
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Prof. Attahiru Jega as Special Adviser and Coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform.
This was contained in a statement by Mr Tinubu’s spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Friday.
The president explained that the appointment hoped to drive meaningful progress in the livestock sector and further strengthen national development efforts.
Mr Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and ex-vice chancellor of the Bayero University, Kano, co-chaired the Presidential Livestock Committee with Mr Tinubu.
The committee delivered comprehensive recommendations that underscored sustainable livestock reforms, one of which was the creation of the livestock ministry with a minister.
Sixty-eight-year-old Jega is a member of the International Elections Advisory Council and the pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education in Kano State.
He served as the chairman of INEC between 2010 and 2015.
His appointment as a special adviser will reinforce the gains of the presidential committee and ensure the continued momentum of the reforms already in motion,” the president said in the statement.
(NAN)
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