Following a thorough and competitive process, Godwin Emefiele, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has approved the appointment of Aliyu Abbati Abdulhameed as substantive managing director and Babajide Arowosafe as executive director (technical) of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL).
Abdulhameed holds a B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration with specialisation in Public Policy. He also holds an Executive Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Project Management College (UK). Abdulhameed is currently an Executive Team Member of NIRSAL plc.
Arowosafe has a first degree in Agriculture and a Masters in Agricultural Policy and Administration. He has wide-ranging experience in agriculture and micro-enterprises having worked in these fields for both the World Bank and the United Nations. Most recently, Arowosafe was the Commissioner for Agriculture Natural Resources in Ekiti State.
Ibrahim Mu’azu, director, corporate communications department, in a statement explained that NIRSAL was an initiative of the CBN, the Bankers’ Committee and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
