Pres. Jonathan Appoints New PEF Chief

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mrs. Asabe Asmau Ahmed as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF). Ahmed, who is currently the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, takes over from Mrs. Sharon Adefunke Kasali who has been Executive Secretary of PEF since 2007. The new PEF Executive Secretary hails from Niger State and holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, respectively, says a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Dr. Reuben Abati. “She is expected to put her years of experience in public service to good use in re-engineering, repositioning and re-invigorating PEF for present and future challenges,” the statement reads. President Jonathan also approved the appointment of Mr. Denzil Amagbe Kentebe as Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Management Development Board (NCDMB). “Mr. Kentebe, an architect with years of experience in strategic planning and policy management, takes over from Engr. Ernest Nwakpa who has been Executive Secretary of the NCDMB since April 2010,” The statement added.