By Nneka Nwogwugwu
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).
The Director of Information, in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey made this known in a statement on Thursday.
Bassey said the appointment is for a single term of five years in accordance with the provision of Section 12 (2) (a) and 6 (3) of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Establishment) Act, 2007”.
His appointment takes effect from 19th February, 2021.
“Mr. President enjoins the new appointee to serve the nation with all sense of responsibility, honesty, diligence and promote good governance in the discharge of his duties”, the statement added.
Until his appointment, Dr Orji was the agency’s Director of Communications and Advocacy.
The new Executive Secretary began his career at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and also worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) where he managed several donor-funded projects.
He holds an MSc degree and PhD in Political Economy and International Development from the University of Abuja.