Tinubu appoints Zubaida Umar NEMA DG

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA).

Umar replaces Mustapha Ahmed, who was appointed in May 2021.

A statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said that: “Her appointment further underlines the President’s avowed commitment to gender inclusion.”

“The President expects that the new Director-General will bring the much-needed financial and operational discipline and refashion the agency into a performance-driven and proactive emergency response provider with a focus on prevention and climate change readiness in the execution of its core mandate.”

Umar has over 20 years of work experience in Human Resources, Finance and Administration.

A member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Institute of Credit Administration, she holds ACCA certifications in Public Financial Management and Digital & Sustainability Financing.

As Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services at the Federal Mortgage Bank, Umar reportedly facilitated the transformation of the institution into a modern, digitised mortgage and financial service provider.