Abdallah is new NDLEA chairman/chief executive officer
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the appointment of Mr. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The appointment which takes effect from January 11, 2016, according to a press release by Bolaji Adebiyi, Director of Press, office of the Secretary to the Government of Federation, is for a first tenure of five (5) years.
Mr. Abdallah, a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Nigeria Army, the statement revealed has a Certificate of Education from Nigeria Defence Academy in 1977, a Bachelor’s Degree in American Politics and Government from Sam Houston State University, Huntville, Texas, USA in 1989, an M. A. Public Administration, LLB and LLM Degrees from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 2005 and 2011 respectively and Bachelor of Law from the Nigeria Law School in 2006.
He is a Professional Security Officer whose public service career spanned over 30 years during which he served in various capacities and strategic positions in the military.
Abdallah from Hong in Adamawa State was born on November 13, 1954.
In the related development, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engineer Babachir David Lawal has explained that “Corruption” is the main opposition that government faces, today and not any political party.
He noted that this unusual but powerful opposition has enormous resources with which it has launched a propaganda war.
He however assured that government, because of its honesty, integrity and sincerity of purpose, will prevail in the anti-corruption war, more so, because the people of Nigeria and God are behind the Buhari Administration.
SGF made this remarks, on Monday in his office, when he received a delegation of a Coalition of Progressive Political Parties led by Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf Bashir of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM).
Engineer Lawal, said that what the federal government is now focused on is good governance that will bring rapid development and growth to the nation, irrespective of political affiliations and reiterated his admiration and support to the Governor of Ebonyi State for theimpressivedevelopment that is taking place in Ebonyi State,despite that he is of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
He assured that President Muhammadu Buhari is a meticulous, honest and just leader who will ensure that nigerians, soon,will start enjoying the change that he promised during the 2015 elections campaign.
Bashir congratulated the government of PresidentBuhari for the determination and efforts it hascommitted to fighting corruption in government.
He pledged the support of the all the political parties that form the coalition to the federal government in the war and stated that their position is driven by patriotic reasons.
He said emphasis must, indeed, be placed on the ethical revolution of the administration so that nigerians can own the change agenda in all ramifications.
