NYCN urges Buhari to appoint substantive NABDA DG

National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a substantive director general for the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA). 


The youth body in a statement signed by it NYCN president, Comrade Almustapha A. Abdullahi, Tuesday in Abuja said there are underground moves to impose the current Acting DG/Chief executive Officer, Prof. Alex u. Akpa.


The youth said Prof. Akpa came second to the last in an interview conducted on the 2nd and 3rd of April 2019 while Professor Abdullahi Mustapha from Federal University Dutse and Prof. Oladayo Oladeji from University of Ilorin came first and second respectively has been seriously lobbying to subvert the outcome of the interview. 

Abdullahi called on the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and other management staffs of the Ministry involved in the interview to clear the air on why the delay in confirming the best candidate from the interview for the Job.


The youth body said: “Available evidences shows that the said acting Director General has over stayed in office with no meaningful or physical impart thus retarding the growth and development of the Agency, this also goes to other agencies and institutions of government that stunts development of young people in achieving the best of their God given talent and contributing to the growth of Nigeria economy. 


“We call on President Muhamadu Buhari a man of impeccable character and integrity to use his fiat of office to correct this abnormality by confirming the appointment of the Substantial Director General for this agency. 


 “As young people who appreciate the importance of biotechnological revolution we will not fold our arms and let NABDA follow the normal narrative of fail project,” he said.

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