President Buhari Appoints Professor As MD Of NEPZA

Professor, Adesoji Adesugba, has been appointed new Managing Director ,Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority ( NEPZA).

Adesugba’s appointment was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter dated Friday, June 26.

A professor of Business Administration at the Roegate College, Adesugba will hopefully usher in a fresh breath into trade and investment ministry

In a renewed effort to bring in changes that will benefit the economy amid Covid-19 crisis, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Adesoji Adesugba as the new managing director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA).

The president made the approval in a letter dated Friday, June 26, signed by the chief of staff Ibrahim Gambari and directed to the trade and investment ministry, Daily Trust reports.

Adesugba, a lawyer, renowned pedagogue and investment analyst, will pilot the affairs of NEPZA till the expiration of his appointment.

Speaking on Adesugba’s appointment, Trade and Investment Minister Adeniyi Adebayo said his wealth of experience in business promotion will accelerate Buhari’s administration’s target for economic improvement.

Adesugba, a national legal adviser of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), is a professor of Business Administration at the Roegate College in Dublin, Ireland.

He has also lectured investment promotion at the Baden International Business School, Baden, Switzerland.