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    Wednesday, July 1, 2020

    Buhari Names Adesoji Adesugba as New NEPZA Boss

    President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Adesoji Adesugba as the new Managing Director Of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA).

    Adesugba, a national legal adviser of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), is a professor of Business Administration at the Roegate College in Dublin, Ireland. He has also lectured investment promotion at the Baden International Business School, Baden, Switzerland.

    The president made the approval in a letter dated Friday, June 26, signed by the chief of staff Ibrahim Gambari and directed to the trade and investment ministry.

    Trade and investment minister Adeniyi Adebayo, speaking on Adesugba’s appointment ,said his wealth of experience in business promotion will bolster Buhari’s administration’s target for economic improvement.

    According to a statement signed by minister’s Media Assistant, Mr Julius Toba-Jegede, the President’s approval was given in a letter addressed to the minister, dated June 26, and signed by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff.

    The minister urged the new appointee to pilot the affairs of the agency with transparency and open-door policy that would accelerate Federal Government’s target for economic zones nationwide, especially in the area of job creation.

    He also advised him to improve on the legacies of his predecessors and carry the staff along in the day-to-day running of the agency.

    Adesugba, a lawyer, renowned pedagogue and investment analyst, will oversee the affairs of NEPZA till the expiration of his appointment.
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