President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afaru Isa (rtd.) as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education.

Isa replaces Shaaban Shara?a, who served as the Commissions pioneer leader since its creation in May 2023.
His appointment was announced in an issued statement signed by the Presidents Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled: President Tinubu appoints Executive Secretary of National Commission for Almajiri Education and aide on Chieftaincy Matters.
Recall that on May 28, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the National Commission for Almajiri and Out of-school Children Education Bill 2023, and appointed Shara?a, the outgoing member of the House of Representatives for Kano Municipal, as Executive Secretary.
Isa was Military Administrator of Kaduna State from 1993 to 1996, while Abbas is the Sarkin Sudan Kano.
The President anticipates that the new appointees will bring their vast experience into these important roles, which impact the very core of society, while ensuring that his administrations drive to guarantee Nigerias out-of-school children the most comprehensive education is realized in the superseding interest of the nations future, said Ngelale.
The President has also approved the appointment of Tijjani Abbas as his Senior Special Assistant on Chieftaincy Matters.