President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Matilda Mmegwa as Senior Special Adviser on Employment and Job Creation (Office of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment).
Gatekeepers News reports that this was announced in a statement signed by the Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina on Thursday.
Adesina noted that Mmegwa who has held a number of posts in the private sector in Canada and international organisations will work under the leadership of the Minister of Labour and Employment on issues of job creation.
The Senior Special Assistant brings to the position over 30 years of experience in the field of strategic leadership, corporate governance, social inclusion, and economic development.
According to the Presidential Spokesman, Mmegwa is an internationally decorated Presenter/Keynote Speaker and was the lead discussant at the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) conference in Tanzania in 2009.
She has served as Senior Consultant and Strategy Advisor with the Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) an initiative of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Ghana.
Mmegwa holds a degree in Industrial Chemistry, professional qualifications as Chartered Accountant in both Nigeria and Canada, and a Master’s degree in Strategy and Corporate Governance.
