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• Pix (L-R): Outgoing DG/CEO, NiMet, Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi and the new DG/CEO NiMet, Professor Mansur Bako Matazu at the handover ceremony held at the NiMet headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday
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Professor Mansur Bako Matazu has assumed office as the Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet.
Professor Matazu takes over from Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi, following an approval by President Muhammadu Buhari for the reorganization of the aviation agencies in line with the implementation of his administration’s Aviation Development Roadmap.
Speaking at the handover ceremony held on Wednesday, 17 March, 2021, at the conference room of NiMet headquarters, Abuja, Professor Matazu acknowledged the great feat achieved by his predecessor, whom he had served as Technical Assistant. He added that Professor Mashi has achieved a lot for the Agency and taken it to a great height to become the best Meteorological Agency in the whole of Africa. Professor Matazu pledged to build on this success.
He expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve in this capacity and promised to run an all-inclusive administration, noting that the former DG/CEO has always been his mentor.
Earlier in his valedictory speech, the outgoing Director General/CEO, Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi, had given a report of his stewardship and expressed confidence in the capability of the new Director General to build on the achievements he recorded and propel NiMet to greater heights. He appreciated every staff for the support given and wished Professor Matazu a successful and eventful tenure, appealing to all staff to extend same cooperation he enjoyed to the new Director General.
Professor Matazu holds a PhD in Applied Meteorology from the Federal University of Technology, Minna and a post-doctorate degree at Erasmus University, Netherlands. He lectured at Federal University of Technology, Minna as well as Federal University, Dutsinma, Katsina State before joining NiMet in 2016.
He has published books, chapters and peer review articles in both national and international Journals.
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