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Buhari re-appoints Aziz as DG of NIMC

By Msugh Ityokura, Abuja
23 November 2019   |   3:13 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of the Director General of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Azeez, for another term.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of the Director General of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Azeez, for another term.

In a statement in Abuja yesterday, the General Manager, Operations and Corporate Communications, Mr. Abdulhamid Umar, said the re-appointment was based on the achievements of the DG.

Umar said that the re-appointment of Aziz was conveyed in a letter by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha.

“The President of the Federal Republic enjoins Aliyu Aziz to continue with the good work he is doing and take NIMC to the next level, in consonance with the Federal Government’s doctrine of integrity, transparency and accountability.

“This re-appointment is in pursuant to the NIMC Act that provides two-term tenure for the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission,” he stated.

According to him, the second tenure of Aziz commenced on Friday, November 22, 2019.

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