Nigeria\u2019s Amb. Isiaka Imam has assumed office as the Secretary-General of the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation in Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the D-8 country office in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the statement, it is Nigeria\u2019s turn to take the helm of affairs of the intergovernmental organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It stated: \u201cIt is the turn of Nigeria to take the helm of affairs of the intergovernmental organisation, therefore, Imam assumes duty as Secretary-General of D-8 based on principle of rotation in alphabetic order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is in consonance with article 9.3 of the D-8 Charter, which stipulates that the Secretary-General shall be appointed on recommendation by the Council of Ministers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also stated that Imam\u2019s emergence was by consensus from among the nationals of the Member States and approval by the Summit for a non-renewable four-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the statement, the position was accorded the Nigerian in accordance with the principle of rotation in alphabetic order with due consideration for competence, integrity, and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Secretary-General will be of the rank of Ambassador in the diplomatic service of the Member State,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam, a retired Ambassador, who hails from Ilorin, Kwara, joined the Nigeria Foreign Service in 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He served in different capacities at the Nigerian Mission in Jeddah; Saudi Arabia; Pretoria; South Africa; Tokyo, Japan; and Brasilia, Brazil, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was conferred with the title of Ambassador in-situ by President Muhammadu Buhari in Council in 2020, who also approved his nomination as Secretary-General of D-8 in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the statement, it is pertinent to underscore that the D-8, founded in 1997, is an intergovernmental organisation that comprise Bangladesh; Egypt; Indonesia; Iran; Malaysia; Nigeria; Pakistan; and Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aspiration of the D-8 is to become an economic powerhouse that will promote sustainable development of its member states to become major actors in the global economic system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe recent development is critical to Nigeria as the office of the Secretary-General of the D-8, during this tenure, will provide Nigeria with a veritable platform to achieve President Buhari\u2019s economic diversification agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThrough trade cooperation largely driven by the non-oil sector and partnerships in other priority areas of comparative advantage,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n
Nigeria\u2019s Amb. Isiaka Imam has assumed office as the Secretary-General of the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation in Istanbul, Turkey. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the D-8 country office in Nigeria. According to the statement, it is Nigeria\u2019s turn to take the helm of affairs of the intergovernmental […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[241],"tags":[787],"class_list":["post-39408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foreign","tag-d-8","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n