President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Muttaqha Rabe Darma as minister of housing and concrete growth following his affirmation by the Senate.
Darma, who’s from Katsina state, replaces Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, who lately resigned from the place.
Tinubu congratulated Darma and described his appointment as coming at a important time for nationwide growth.
“You’ve got a really wealthy and attention-grabbing background. As a frontrunner, we’d like competent fingers like yours,” the president stated.
“There is no such thing as a doubt that you’ve got rendered priceless companies in all of the assignments you might have embarked upon; You’re a becoming peg in the proper place,” he added.
Tinubu urged the brand new minister to be able to serve in any capability he’s known as upon aside from his portfolio within the housing ministry.
Darma holds a Physician of Enterprise Administration diploma from the College of Liverpool and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Atlantic Worldwide College, United States.
He obtained a Bachelor’s Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Bayero College, Kano, and a Grasp’s Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering from the College of Benin. He’s a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Nigerian Institute of Administration.
Darma beforehand served as Govt Secretary of the Petroleum Know-how Growth Fund between 2008 and 2012.
He additionally held positions as commissioner for works, housing and transport, in addition to commissioner for rural and social growth in Katsina state.
Earlier than his appointment, Darma was president of the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Human Growth Centre in Katsina.