Sure-P Gets New Chairman

A new chairman has been been appointed for the Subsidy Reinvestment
and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mr Ishaya Dare Akau's appointment, as the new SURE-P chairman, was
announced on Tuesday in a statement by the spokesman for the
President, Dr. Reuben Abati.

The Presidency said the appointment was in furtherance of efforts to
continuously re-energise and reposition agencies of the Federal
Government for optimal service delivery.

Mr Akau, whose appointment takes immediate effect, replaces General
Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) who served as Chairman of the SURE-P until
Monday.

The new SURE-P Chairman hails from Jema'a Local Government Area of
Kaduna State and holds Bachelors' Degrees in the Arts and Law.

Mr Akau comes to the job with years of experience as a high-level
administrator in the nation's public service.

His record of service includes tenures as Chairman of the Kaduna State
Universal Education Board and Chairman of the National Assembly
Service Commission.

President Jonathan thanked the outgoing Chairman of SURE-P, Gen Agwai
for his service to the nation and wished him well in his future
endeavours.

The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme was designed along
the line of the transformation agenda of the President, the life span
of which is 2012 - 2015, the period covering the first tenure of the
President.