{"id":29389,"date":"2024-04-29T14:44:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=29389"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:44:45","slug":"fmdq-group-plc-announced-a-new-group-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/29\/fmdq-group-plc-announced-a-new-group-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"FMDQ Group Plc Announced a New Group Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi has been appointed as the Group Board chairman of FMDQ Group Plc. This information was announced recently and will take effect on Friday, April 26, 2024. The Group announced this in a press statement and stated that the appointment follows the retirement of the fourth Chairman, Dr. Kingsley Obiora, which took effect on September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abdullahi has a wealth of experience and expertise, since he has held key leadership positions in the private, public, and international development sectors. He is currently, serving as the Deputy Governor of the Economic Policy Directorate at the Central Bank of Nigeria, overseeing critical aspects of economic policy and development.<\/p>\n<p>He has also served in the banking sector and transitioned to public service, holding significant positions in the Government of Kaduna State, serving as the Commissioner of Economic Planning and Budget and subsequently as the Chief of Staff to the State Governor.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he served as the Chairman of the Infrastructure Council overseeing the largest infrastructure expansion in the State\u2019s history and coordinated economic and social infrastructure portfolios across the twenty-three (23) Local Government Areas of the State.<\/p>\n<p>He is on an ongoing doctoral research at the Henley Business School, Reading University, United Kingdom, focuses on Global Value Chains, Informality, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u00a0Mr. Abdullahi stated that FMDQ Group has established itself as a beacon of innovation and excellence in the Nigerian financial markets since its inception just over ten (10) years ago.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201cIt is an absolute honour for me to join this significantly important financial market infrastructure, and I am committed not only to maintaining this legacy but also enhancing it to meet the evolving demands of our time.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>This appointment provides further opportunity to contribute more profoundly to an institution that plays a pivotal role in the economic development of our nation. Together with my esteemed colleagues on the Board, I am excited to steer FMDQ Group and its markets to new heights of success and transformation,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr. Bola Onadele. Koko, Chief Executive Officer, of FMDQ Group, while congratulating the new group chairman stated that the entire FMDQ is delighted to welcome Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi on board.<\/p>\n<p>His statement read:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that his wealth of experience and illustrious expertise make him more than capable of leading our organisation to greater heights of growth and excellence\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis appointment signifies FMDQ Group\u2019s commitment to maintaining strong governance and strategic leadership as it continues to drive innovation and development across the Nigerian financial markets\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe extend our warmest congratulations to Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi on his new role and express our gratitude to Dr. Kingsley Obiora, OFR, for his significant contributions during his tenure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi has been appointed as the Group Board chairman of FMDQ Group Plc. This information was announced recently and will take effect on Friday, April 26, 2024. The Group announced this in a press statement and stated that the appointment follows the retirement of the fourth Chairman, Dr. Kingsley Obiora, which took [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":29392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-29389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29389"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29426,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29389\/revisions\/29426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}