Hadiza Bala Usman, a top activist for the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The appointment was announced on Tuesday by Minster of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
In a statement signed by the ministry’s Director of Press, Yetunde Shonaiki, it was revealed that President Buhari approved her appointment and that of three other directors.
The new directors are Mohammed Bello-Koko Executive Director (Finance), Prof. Idris Abubakar, Executive Director (Engineering), Sekonte Davies, Executive Director (Marine Operations).
She started her Career with Centre for Democratic Development and Research Training (CEDDERT) Zaria, a Non-Governmental Organization in June 2000 as a Research Assistant.
Usman worked at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) from July 2000-August 2004 as an Enterprise Officer. She was hired by the UNDP for the Federal capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from October 2004 to January 2008 as a Special Assistant to the Minister on Project Implementation.
She also worked as Director of Strategy of Good Governance Group, a Non-Governmental Organisation from 2011 to July 2015.
From July 2015, she was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Kaduna State governor, a position she held until her present appointment.
