BY ONYEKA AJUMOBI ONOCHIE
The newly appointed Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Muhammed (Rtd.), has formally assumed duties at the headquarters of the Agency in Abuja.
The agency’s Press Officer, Manzo Ezekiel, in a statement Wednesday, said the new DG was received on arrival by the agency’s directors and later held a meeting with the management staff in commencement of duties in the office as the Director General.
President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of AVM Muhammed as the Director General of NEMA with effect from 30th April 2020 in statement issued from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The new DG was a former Chief of Policy and Plans at the Nigeria Air Force, NAF, before his retirement. A holder of the prestigious national and international flying licenses and recipient of several distinguished military service honours, he had also held other operational and strategic positions in the NAF including the Air Secretary, Air Officer Commanding, Tactical Air Command, Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command and Managing Director of the Nigeria Air Force Investment.
AVM Muhammed has flown several aircraft types which include Air Force One (B737 BBJ), Alpha Jet, Gulf Stream 550, Dassault Falcon 900, Citation Jet, L39 ZA and Bulldog 123. His decorations include General Service Star (GSS), Pass Staff College (PSC+) and Fellow, Defence College, among others.
