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Abubakar Fikpo has been appointed by the Federal government to temporarily resume the office of Director -General of the National Directorate of Employment on Wednesday .
This is sequel to the dismissal of the erstwhile DG of the agency , Nasiru Argungu , on Tuesday .
He was believed to have been relieved of his appointment over the delayed take- off of the 774 , 000 Special Public Works meant for unskilled workers .
The kick – off date for the programme has been postponed about thrice with the Minister of State for Labour and Employment , Festus Keyamo ( SAN ), keeping mute over the development.
The government disclosed Fikpo ’s appointment in a letter dated December 08 , 2020 , titled , ‘Appointment as Acting Director -General of National Directorate of Employment ,’ added that it will take effect from December 7, 2020.
A statement from the Deputy Director , Press and Public Relations , Ministry of Labour and Employment , Charles Akpan , noted that the development was to ensure there was no vacuum in running the affairs of the agency .
A letter to Abubakar partly read : “Following the directive of Mr President relieving Dr Nasiru Mohammed Ladan Argungu as the Director – General of the National Directorate of Employment , you are hereby directed to take over as the acting Director – General of the Agency pending ratification by Mr President . This is to ensure there is no vacuum in the administration of the Agency ,” according to the statement .
Until his appointment , Fikpo was the Zonal Director at the North West zonal office of the NDE in Kaduna .
Abubakar is an indigene of Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, and holds Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics from the University of Maiduguri and a Master of Science degree in the same field from the University of Ibadan .
He had also served in various capacities including as State Coordinator, Adamawa State ; pioneer Director of Procurement as well as Director , Finance and Accounts .
Keyamo ,who implored Argungu of proper handingover of overnment properties in his possession to his successor , enjoined the acting DG to ensure a smooth and efficient running of the agency .
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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