President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate dissolution of the Interim Management Team for Bank of Agriculture.
Subsequently, the President appointed Alwan Ali Hassan, a seasoned banker, as the Bank’s Acting Managing Director.
The approval was conveyed to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono, via a letter dated May 5, 2020, with reference No. PRES/95/MARD/14.
Hassan’s appointment is most apt and is expected to turn the fortunes of the bank around considering his decades of experience in the banking sector.
He worked with Bank PHB, First Bank of Nigeria, African International Bank Limited, United Bank for Africa, and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The Bank’s Acting Managing Director hails from Kano State and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He has served on the Management Boards of Orient Bank Uganda; Bank PHB Gambia, Platinum Capital and Trust Limited, Nigeria.
Until his appointment, Alwan Hassan was Chairman/CEO Midrange Universal Biz Ltd., a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors among others. He also has a thorough grooming of management prowess having attended trainings at the famous IMD Business School Luasanne, Switzerland and Intrados Business School, Washington DC, USA
As the nation’s apex agricultural and rural development finance institution, Bank of Agriculture is saddled with the responsibility of providing agricultural credit facilities to support agricultural value chain activities in Nigeria.
