Tinubu sacks NASENI boss, appoints 32-year-old Khalil Halilu as successor

President Bola Tinubu has terminated the appointment of Bashir Gwandu as the executive vice-chairman and chief executive officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).

 

The president appointed 32-year-old Khalil Suleiman Halilu(pictured) as his replacement.

 

Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, announced the development in a statement on Friday.

 

“By this appointment, Khalil Suleiman Halilu will serve for an initial term of five years in accordance with the relevant sections of the NASENI Act, 2014,” the statement reads.

 “Mr. Halilu, 32, is expected to bring his significant experience as an innovator and technology expert to bear in this important new national assignment.

 

“The tenure of Dr. Bashir Gwandu as EVC/CEO of NASENI is hereby terminated.

 

“By the directive of the President, this appointment takes immediate effect.”

 

Halilu is a tech innovator who has founded and invested in several startups.

 

Most notably, he founded Zabe, an election monitoring application, and The CANs, an eco-friendly technological hub.