President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Professor Abdullahi Mustapha as the Director-General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) for a second five-year term.
Mustapha’s Press Secretary, Toyin Omozuwa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
The reappointment was confirmed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume.
“Mustapha’s second tenure is with effect from 31st October, 2024 and is in line with the provisions of Section 10 (1) and (3) of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (Establishment) Act, 2022,” it said.
Omozuwa said that Industry experts consider the reappointment as an expression of President Tinubu’s confidence in Mustapha’s ability to drive innovation towards attaining food security.
According to him, the reappointment would enable the DG to complete his work in enhancing pharmaceutical production, as well as positioning Nigeria at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Mustapha is a Professor of Bioinorganic Chemistry and hails from Dambatta Local Government Area of Kano State.