… following exceptional achievements in past four years
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Mr. Idris Musa as the Director-General of the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA).
The approval was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Olusegun Shogbola, Media Aide to the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, on behalf of the Minister, Daily Post reports.
According to the statement, the reappointment takes effect from April 1, 2023.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Musa was first appointed on April 1, 2019, for an initial tenure of four years.
The Minister in the statement remarked that Musa’s reappointment for a second term follows the significant accomplishments recorded by NOSDRA under his administration in the last four years.
“Prominent amongst these were the digitalization of the agency’s records, review of various forms for oil spills management processes, and the review of environmental sensitivity index map.
“The map is used in the oil-producing areas to protect the vulnerable, sensitive, and fragile ecosystem of the Niger Delta region.
“He also carried out many awareness campaigns on the dangers of vandalism of oil facilities.
“Musa also revolutionized online and real-time processing of environmental compliance documents and management as well as the National Gas Flare Tracker and Oil Spill Monitor.
“These are part of efforts to showcase transparency in environmental management in the oil and gas industry,” the statement read in part.
The statement further established that NOSDRA has started the operation of tracking methane; a greenhouse gas that raises the earth’s temperature and distorts the climate systems across oil-producing communities in Nigeria.
