Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afar Isa (Rtd) who was initially appointed to serve as the Executive Secretary of the Commission, is now to serve as the Chairman of the Board of the Almajiri Education Commission.

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Newly approved appointment is that of Dr Idris Muhammad Sani, he will serve as the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Commission.

General Ja’afar Isa previously served as the Military Administrator of Kaduna State from 1993 to 1996.

Dr. Muhammad Sani holds master’s and doctorate degrees in Islamic Studies.

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He was the Director-General, Al-Iman School Lafia; Commissioner, Basic/Secondary Education, Yobe State; Chairman, Nigerian Arabic Language Village, Borno State; Member, Nasarawa State Government Committee on Enlightenment Campaign, and Secretary-General, Association of Private Schools in Nasarawa State.

The President expects that the new appointees will bring their vast experience into the management of the Commission, which impacts the core of the society, by ensuring that his administration’s improve on current statistics of Nigeria’s out-of-school children.

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