President
Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Aishah Ahmad as the deputy
governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The name of the
40-year-old banker, who will clock 41 on October 26, has been sent to the
senate for confirmation.
She is from Niger
state in the north-central and replaces Sarah Alade, a deputy
governor of the bank, who retired in March after working at the apex for 23
years.
Alade is from
Kwara, also in the north-central.
“In accordance
with the provisions of section 8(1) (2) of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(Establishment) Act 2007, President Buhari urged the Senate President Bukola
Saraki, to consider the expeditious confirmation of Mrs Ahmad, who would then
resume work immediately,” read a statement signed by Femi Adesina, special
adviser to the president on media and publicity.
The president
also appointed four new members of the monetary policy committee (MPC), the
highest policy-making body of the apex bank.
They are Adeola
Adenikinju, Aliyu Sanusi, Robert Asogwa and Asheikh Maidugu. Their names have
also been forwarded to the upper legislative chamber of the
national assembly for confirmation.
“The four
nominees are to replace MPC members, whose tenure expires at the end of this
year,” read the statement.
“After senate
clearance, the new members of the monetary policy committee are to resume
duties next January.”
Profile of New CBN Deputy Governor Aishah Ahmad
Aishah Ahmad, 40, has been
actively involved in banking at the top level for most part of the last 20
years, either as a banking executive or investment adviser on retail banking,
wealth management, consulting and financial advisory.
Born October 26, 1977, Mrs.
Ahmad, an indigene of Niger State, was, prior to her appointment, the Executive
Director (Retail Banking) at Diamond Bank Plc.
She is the chairperson of the
executive council of Women in Management, Business and Public Service, WIMBIZ,
a Nigerian non-profit organisation, established in 2001, focused on addressing
issues affecting the interest of women professionals in business, with
particular attention on promoting leadership development and building
capacities to engender growth.
Mrs. Ahmad’s appointment is
expected to fill the void created by the exit of the former deputy governor in
charge of Economic Policy, Sarah Alade, who retired from the Central Bank in
March 2017 as the only woman in the top hierarchy of the apex bank.
Mrs. Ahmad’s professional
banking experience traverses the NAL Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and Zenith
Bank Plc.
A member of the Chartered
Financial Analyst, CFA and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, CAIA
Associations, Mrs. Ahmad was until her appointment in charge of the Consumer
Banking Division at Diamond Bank Plc, covering the consumer banking, privilege
banking, retail assets chains.
A holder of the Master of
Science, MSc in Finance & Management from the Cranfield School of
Management in the United Kingdom, Mrs. Ahmad, an accounting graduate from the
University of Abuja, also has a Master of Business Administration, MBA in
finance from the University of Lagos.
She is married to Abdallah
Ahmad, a retired brigadier-general. They have two sons.
Her appointment was announced by
the presidency on Thursday. She is expected to assume duty as CBN deputy
governor immediately after her confirmation by the Senate.
Source: thecable.ng , premiumtimesng.com
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