PRESIDENT BUHARI GIVES NEW APPOINTMENT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, BOSS MUSTAPHA

President Muhammadu Buhari has given the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha, Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and some Nigerians new appointments.

The President has appointed them into a steering committee for the Nigeria Digital Identity for Development Ecosystem project.

The committee, which is headed by SGF Mustapha, is to speed up the implementation of the strategic roadmap for accelerating digital identity development for Nigeria. The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, serves as the secretary;

Other members of the committee include Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu; Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire.

President Buhari also appointed the Director-General, National Orientation Agency, Garba Abari; National Security Adviser; CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele; Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs; Chairman, National Population Commission, and private sector representatives – Joe Abah, Country Director of DAI; and Auwal Musa of CISLAC.

Speaking on the task before the committee, Mustapha said digital identification is central and critical to realising the objective of the government’s Economic and Recovery Growth Plan.