Buhari appoints Prof. Omotayo as NIPSS director general President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ayo C. Omotayo as Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies.
This was disclosed in a request contained in a letter read on Tuesday during Senate plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
The Senate had adjourned plenary on October 13, 2020, to enable Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government to defend their respective budget estimates for the year 2022 before the relevant committees of the National Assembly.
Buhari, in the letter, sought the confirmation of Omotayo as director general of the NIPSS in accordance with the Section 5(2) of the NIPSS Act 2004.
The letter was titled: “Request for confirmation of appointment of Prof. Ayo C. Omotayo PhD as Director General, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).”
It reads: “In accordance with the provision of Section 5 subsection 2 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Act 2004, I write to present for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Prof. Ayo C. Omotayo as Director-General, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
“It is my hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominee in the usual expeditious manner,” the letter said.
