{"id":86983,"date":"2021-10-13T07:56:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=86983"},"modified":"2021-10-13T07:56:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:56:23","slug":"buhari-appoints-new-ceo-for-nepc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buhari-appoints-new-ceo-for-nepc\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari Appoints New CEO For NEPC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m12338\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Ezra Yakusak as Executive Director\/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC).<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\nThis was announced in a statement issued in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said that the appointment is for an initial term of four years in accordance with the provision of Section 7 (1) of the NEPC\u00a0 (Establishment) Act, 1987.<\/p>\n<p>It further said that the appointment is with effect from 27th November, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Until his appointment, Dr Yakusak, who holds a PhD in commercial law from the Ahmadu Bello University, was the Director, Policy and Strategy, NEPC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dHe has also served as Secretary to the Governing Board of the Council.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe new CEO will be taking over from Olusegun Awolowo.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Ezra Yakusak as Executive Director\/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). 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