President Buhari Makes Fresh Appointment

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Matilda Mmegwa as his Senior Special Assistant on Employment and Job Creation.

She has been deployed to the office of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Naija News reports.

This development was made known to our newsroom in a statement released on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

He explained that Mrs Mmegwa has over 30 years of work experience in the private sector in Canada and with international organizations which she would bring to bear in her new office as a presidential aide working under the leadership of the Minister of Labour and Employment.

The full statement on her appointment reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs Matilda Mmegwa as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Employment and Job Creation (Office of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment.)

“The Senior Special Assistant, who has held a number of posts in the private sector in Canada and international organisations, will work under the leadership of the Minister of Labour and Employment on issues of job creation.

“Mrs Mmegwa brings to the position over 30 years’ experience in the field of strategic leadership, corporate governance, social inclusion and economic development.

“She is an internationally decorated Presenter/Keynote Speaker and was the lead discussant at the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) conference in Tanzania in 2009.

“Mrs Mmegwa has served as Senior Consultant and Strategy Advisor with the Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) an initiative of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Ghana.

“She holds a degree in Industrial Chemistry, professional qualifications as Chartered Accountant in both Nigeria and Canada, a Master’s degree in Strategy and Corporate Governance.”