In his determination to ensure that every segment of society is sufficiently catered to within the ambit of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Igbere TV “2023 Inspirational Leader Of The Year”, Mr. Mohammed Abba Isa to serve as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters.
This was made known by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity on Thursday.
Mr Mohammed Abba Isa And President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Mr Abba was recently massively voted by Nigerians as ‘2023 Inspirational Leader of the Year (PWD)’ in Leadership Excellence Awards.
The award will be presented to him on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Congress Hall Transcorp Hilton Abuja During the 2023 IgbereTV Leadership Excellence Awards.
Mr Emeh James Anyalekwa And Mohammed Abba Isa
The statement by Chief Ngelale added that “Mr. Abba Isa is a distinguished champion of persons with disabilities with over a decade of experience in local and international advocacy on matters concerning persons with disabilities.”
“The new presidential aide is a graduate of Public Administration with honours from the University of Maiduguri where he would go on to earn a Masters in Public Administration at the same institution in 2017.”
“The President tasks the new appointee to proactively create avenues of opportunity for inclusion through the inculcation of PWD requirements and perspectives in the policies and programmes of all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government while working closely with sub-national authorities to build a national consensus on PWD-friendly policy and environmental conditions in collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD).”
