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Buhari Re-appoints Omar As Executive Director, BOI
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Shekarau Omar as executive director, small and medium enterprises ( SME) for a second term.
This was disclosed by the Bank of Industry (BoI) in a statement on Thursday.
Omar’s reappointment will be for four years, according to BoI.
“He has repositioned the directorate through remarkable expansion of the portfolio and marked improvement of the risk assets quality,” the statement reads.
Omar was first appointed as the executive director in 2019, following the retirement of Waheed Olagunju from the bank.
Prior to his appointment, he was the general manager, SME north; and later general manager, large enterprises.
According to the bank, Omar will be responsible for leading Afreximbank’s strategy on information technology in support of the BoI’s mandate and medium-term strategy.