Date: 2017-03-10

The Acting President Osinbajo has approved the reappointment of Latif Demola Busari as the executive secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC).

According to a statement issued by Ahmed Waziri, spokesman of the council, on Thursday, a letter of appointment signed by Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), said the appointment took effect from Wednesday, and that it was for a period of four years.

"Dr Busari hails from Ilorin, Kwara state and holds a PhD in Agronomy from the University of Ibadan. He spent decades on research of sugarcane as a crop and policy formulation of the sugar sector," the statement read.

"A onetime chief research officer and head, Sugarcane Research Programme of NCRI, Badegi, former assistant director, Agriculture and Natural Sciences of the federal ministry of science and technology and former director, policy, planning research and statistics of the National Sugar Development Council."

"He is a member/fellow of several professional bodies in agriculture and management. He is widely travelled and has authored several technical reports and publications including his definitive book on the sugar industry in Nigeria titled; The Nigerian Sugar Industry: Bitter-Sweet Lessons."

Busari was first appointed as executive secretary of the NSDC in 2012.