President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan appointed Mr. Ishaya Dare Akau as the new Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P.

According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, the appointment was in furtherance of President Jonathan’s efforts to continuously re-energize and re-position Federal Government agencies for optimal service delivery.

Mr. Akau, whose appointment takes immediate effect, replaces Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) who has been on the saddle as Chairman of the SURE-P until today.

The statement noted that the new SURE-P Chairman hails from Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State and holds Bachelors’ Degrees in the Arts and Law.