Abuja: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has appointed Mr. Mukhtar Galadima as the Senior Special Assistant on Development Control and Planning. Mr. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, announced the appointment in a statement on Wednesday.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Galadima is a seasoned town planner with over 30 years of experience in the Department of Development Control and Satellite Towns Development Agency of the FCT Administration. He advanced through the ranks to become the Director of the Department of Development Control at the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, FCTA, in 2016 and retired from the Civil Service in November.
Galadima has also been a member of several ministerial committees, including the Abuja Masterplan Restoration Task Team and the Review of Revoked Titles and Change of Land Use.