President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office (EPO), Dr. Habiba Muda Lawal, as Special Adviser to the President, Policy and Coordination.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
According to him, Dr Lawal had, before retirement, successfully supervised a team that ensured the management, identification, planning and execution of projects to mitigate serious ecological challenges across the country, with commendable results.
She attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, from 1982 to 1986 for B.Sc. Chemistry; there, she won the Nigerian Tobacco Company Prize for the Best Year II Student 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.
In 1991, Dr. Lawal obtained a Master’s degree in Inorganic Chemistry from ABU, Zaria, and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi (1997).
She also holds a Certificate in Professional and Personal Competence in Women’s Development from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, Britain.
Dr Lawal served as Acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation between April 19 to October 30, 2017.
She has assumed duty in her new office, Shehu said.
