Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna has approved the appointment of four persons as heads of strategic government agencies in the state.
The appointments were contained in a statement issued on Monday by the chief press secretary to the governor, Ibraheem Musa.
According to the statement, the governor appointed Ahmad Shehu-Haruna as acting managing director of Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company.
The governor also appointed Naymarie Musa-Akande as Managing Director/CEO, Kaduna Industrial and Finance Company Limited.
Ibrahim Abdulkarim Adamu was also appointed as Managing Director, Kaduna State Livestock Regulatory Authority, while Ibrahim Yusuf is to serve as Managing Director, Kaduna Ranch Development Company Limited.
The governor said the new appointments are part of his efforts to reposition some state-owned enterprises in order to enhance their operational efficiency and contribute effectively to the government’s economic revitalisation efforts.
While congratulating the appointees on their well-deserved appointments, Mr Sani charged them to be adaptive, innovative and competitive to effectively serve the citizens of Kaduna State while also contributing to the economy.
He wished them God’s guidance and protection in their new assignments.
Read a brief background of the appointees:
AHMAD SHEHU HARUNA
Ahmad Shehu Haruna, the new Acting Managing Director of the Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company is currently the Special Adviser to the Kaduna State Governor on Economic Matters. He is a financial expert, chartered accountant, and forensic expert who has almost a decade of experience in financial consulting, including working with KPMG professional services, Lagos [one of the top four accounting firms in the world].
Before his appointment as economic adviser, Ahmad was an associate director at Haruna Yahaya & Co. Chartered Accountants, a member of MGI Worldwide, and head of the Lagos Office.
He has carried out and led several national and international engagements for public and private sector institutions and companies, including the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Forensic Audit ordered by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, a Financial Statement Audit of NNPCL subsidiaries [KRPC and PPMC], Nigeria Oil and Gas Audit anchored by Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative(NEITI), Financial Statement Audit and Review of DHL Global Forwarding Nigeria Limited, amongst others.
Similarly, Ahmad led the project team that carried out the financial consultancy for the review of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency [ECREEE] [a subsidiary of ECOWAS] and the AFDB-funded project in Praia, Cape Verde, in September 2023.
Ahmad has also provided support to several private entities in Nigeria.
BARRISTER NAYMARIE MUSA – AKANDE
Barrister Naymarie Musa-Akande, the new Managing Director/CEO, Kaduna Industrial and Finance Company Limited is an accomplished legal practitioner, seasoned public servant, and politician. She is the immediate past All Progressives Congress, APC, Woman Leader, Kaduna State.
From March 2020 to August 2021, she was a special assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on legal matters, KADGIS.
She also served as Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on Political Matters [Sept. 2019 – March 2020] and Technical Assistant to the Governor on Legal Matters [ June 2018 – April 2019].
She holds a Bachelor of Law [LLB] Barrister at Law, BL, and Master of Science in International Development. She is a doctoral student in leadership and strategic studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Kaduna.
IBRAHIM ABDULKARIM ADAMU
Ibrahim AbdulKarim Adamu, the new Managing Director, Kaduna State Livestock Regulatory Authority is the former Managing Director of Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company.
He is a seasoned accountant with decades of experience as a public servant. Born in 1966 in Saminaka, he holds a B.Sc in Accounting, a master’s degree in Business Administration and another master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is a Fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria [ANAN].
IBRAHIM YUSUF
Ibrahim Yusuf, the new Managing Director, Kaduna Ranch Development Company Limited is a dairy expert with up to 10 years’ experience, covering project management; including developing, implementing, and supporting complex infrastructures for fast growing dairy value chains.
He developed detailed project timelines and proposed new solutions including structuring and managing an integrated livestock project [a team of 20] which is aimed at addressing the recurrent farmer-herder crises in the North-Central part of Nigeria. In 13 months, he was able to increase the operational efficiency of the project by 80% through development and optimization of several outputs.
