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President Tinubu Appoints First Woman Director-General For Emergency Agency, NEMA

Posted by on March 17, 2024 0

According to a release by presidency’s spokesman on Friday obtained by SaharaReporters, Umar is the first woman to be appointed as Director-General of this pivotal agency.

Zubaida Umar

President Bola Tinubu has given his approval for the appointment of Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

According to a release by presidency’s spokesman on Friday obtained by SaharaReporters, Umar is the first woman to be appointed as Director-General of this pivotal agency.

The statement added that her appointment further underlined the president’s avowed commitment to gender inclusion.

“The new Director-General of NEMA has over 20 years of work experience in diverse fields, including Human Resources, and Finance and Administration. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Institute of Credit Administration.

“She holds ACCA certifications in Public Financial Management and Digital & Sustainability Financing.

“As Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services at the Federal Mortgage Bank, Mrs. Umar drove the strategy and repositioning of the bank and successfully facilitated the transformation of the institution into a modern, digitised mortgage and financial service provider.

“The president expects that the new Director-General will bring the much-needed financial and operational discipline and refashion the agency into a performance-driven and proactive emergency response provider with a focus on prevention and climate change readiness in the execution of its core mandate.”

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