A new chairman has been been appointed for the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Mr Ishaya Dare Akau’s appointment, as the new SURE-P chairman, was announced on Tuesday in a statement by the spokesman for the President, Dr. Reuben Abati.
The Presidency said the appointment was in furtherance of efforts to continuously re-energise and reposition agencies of the Federal Government for optimal service delivery.
Mr Akau, whose appointment takes immediate effect, replaces General Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) who served as Chairman of the SURE-P until Monday.
The new SURE-P Chairman hails from Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State and holds Bachelors’ Degrees in the Arts and Law.
Mr Akau comes to the job with years of experience as a high-level administrator in the nation’s public service.
His record of service includes tenures as Chairman of the Kaduna State Universal Education Board and Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission.
President Jonathan thanked the outgoing Chairman of SURE-P, Gen Agwai for his service to the nation and wished him well in his future endeavours.
The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme was designed along the line of the transformation agenda of the President, the life span of which is 2012 – 2015, the period covering the first tenure of the President.