President Buhari has approved the appointment of Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). His appointment which took effect from January 11th, was made known in a statement released by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal today January 18th.
The new NDLEA boss is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Nigeria Army and has a Certificate of Education from Nigeria Defence Academy in 1977, a Bachelor’s Degree in American Politics and Government from Sam Houston State University, Huntville, Texas, USA in 1989. Abdallah is from Hong, Adamawa State and was born on November 13, 1954.