President Muhammadu Buhari has in a recent appointment replaced Dr. Kashim Akor with Dr. Nasir Olaitan Raji-Mustapha as the Director General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC), following the expiration of the formers’ tenure.
Dr. Kashim Akor was the DG of NPC for 8 years starting from 2015 till 19 May, 2022. Till his appointment as the new Director-General of the Centre, Raji-Mustapha was the Director of the Procurement Department of the Centre since 2016.
According to a press statement signed by NPC Public Relations Officer, Victor Ainoko, “appointment of Dr. Nasir Olaitan Raji-MUStaPha was received with joy and gladness by the members of staff of the Centre because of his vast experience and contribution to the transformation of NPC to a key agency of the Federal Government under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The announcement of Raji-Mustapha’s took place on the 4th of May, 2023 at the Conference Room of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment during the extra-ordinary management meeting of the Ministry.” Ainoko said.
He added, “The confirmation of the DG of the Centre by President Muhammadu Buhari, was done by Senator. Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, who stated that Dr. Nasir Olaitan Raji-Mustapha’s appointment takes effect from the 19‘“ May, 2023 when the tenure of Dr. Kashim Akor rounds up on the 18 May 2023.
“Sen. Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige eulogized the outgoing Director General for a stellar performance and his unwavering contribution to the Ministry and Nigeria at large. However he urged the incoming Director-General to sustain and raise the bar higher as the Centre had become a trailblazer in the Ministry.”
