Buhari Appoints Dr Habiba Lawal Special Adviser On Policy And Coordination

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja

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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the immediate past Permanent Secretary of Ecological Project Office (EPO), Dr. Habiba Muda Lawal as Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination.

This is coming one-week after her well-celebrated retirment from the EPO on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

Before retirement, Dr Lawal had successfully supervised a team that facilitated the identification, planning, management and execution of ecological and erosion-control projects across the country, with commendable results.

These were contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu.

Briefly

Dr Lawal attended Ahmadu Bello University Zaria from 1982 to 1986, where she bagged a B.Sc. in Chemistry.

While in school, she won the Nigerian Tobacco Company Prize for the Best Year II Student in 1984/1985, the Imperial Chemical Industries Prize for the Best Graduating Student in Chemistry (Second Class Upper) and the Imperial Chemical Industries Prize for the Best Graduating Project 1985/1986.

Due to her quest for knowledge, Lawal proceeded to ABU in 1991 and obtained a Master’s Degree in Inorganic Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi in 1997.

She also holds a Certificate in Professional and Personal Competence in Women’s Development from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, Britain.

In addition, Lawal served as Acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 19th April 2017 to 30th October, 2017.

She has resumed in her new office.

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