Former CBN Governor, Sanusi Appointed KADIPA Vice Chairman

Just forty-eight hours of his dethronement as Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been appointed into the board of the Kaduna State Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA).

A statement by Sir Kashim Ibrahim House announced that the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, had approved the restoration of the KADIPA Board, with the former CBN Chief as Vice-Chairman.

“Malam Nasir El-Rufai has appointed His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II into the board of KADIPA. The appointment is part of the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA, which is statutorily chaired by the Deputy Governor and has as internal members senior officials of the Kaduna State Government.

“Governor El-Rufai said that Kaduna State hopes to benefit from the profile, experience, intellect and networks of His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi, who before becoming Emir, had built a solid reputation in global financial circles. Malam Nasir El-Rufai said that Kaduna State is honoured to be able to call on the services of a man of such calibre to drive its development.”

The Governor expressed his trust that the new Board, which includes the most senior state officials, would further enable KADIPA to attract investment to the State of Kaduna, adding that external members had been carefully chosen to further enhance the State’s investment potential.

The new board of KADIPA has the deputy governor, Her Excellency, Dr Hadiza Balarabe as Chairman, and His Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II as Vice-Chairman.

Other members of the committee include Balarabe Abbas Lawal, Secretary to the State Government;

• Bariatu Y. Mohammed, Head of Service;
• Jimi Lawal, Senior Adviser-Counsellor;
• Aisha Dikko, Attorney-General of Kaduna State;
• Idris Nyam, Commissioner, Business, Innovation & Technology;
• Fausat Ibikunle, Commissioner, Housing & Urban Development;
• Thomas Gyang, Commissioner, Planning & Budget Commission;
• Farida Dankaka, KACCIMA;
• Amal Hassan, Private Sector;
• Hafiz Bayero, MD, Kaduna Markets Development Company;
• Altine Jibrin, Director-General, KADGIS; and
• Umma Aboki, Executive Secretary, KADIPA.

Malam Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his gratitude to members of the reconstituted board of KADIPA for agreeing to serve,” the statement said.

The Kaduna State Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA) is a one-stop investment hub for business and investment that promotes investment in the state by coordinating the activities of all MDAs in the business environment.

Created in 2015, KADIPA led the state’s investment drive and anchored the introduction of the Ease of Doing Business Charter, which won Kaduna State World Bank recognition as the number one place to do business in Nigeria.

The new appointment heralds the readiness of the finance guru to make an unprecedented return from the throne to the finance sector.

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