has approved the appointment of Abdu Mukhtar as the national coordinator of the Presidential ‘Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain’ Initiative, which is domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Health Social Welfare.
Measurable increase in the domestic manufacturing of generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biologics, and devices. Measurable increase in quantity of quality jobs across the value chain through enhanced FDI and local capital mobilization. Prior to joining the AfDB, he served as the Group Chief Strategy Officer of the Dangote Group of Industries, where he played a key role in the conglomerate’s expansion of its cement production footprint into 14 African countries, in addition to important joint ventures in the power, oil & gas, and agriculture sectors.This followed a four-year tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of the FCTA’s Abuja Investment Company Limited from 2007 to 2011.