The Igala Youth Congress (IYC) has described the appointment of Mr. Idris Yakubu’s as the substantive Managing Director of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) as a testimony to the fact that hard work pays.
In a statement signed by the National Public Relations Officer of IYC, Igomu Ojogbami Benedict, the group said Yakubu’s appointment goes a long way to show the level of high competence of the average Igala person.
“The Igala Youth Congress is solidly behind you. We urge you to be a good ambassador of the Igala people, discharge your duties with the fear of God and love of your people,” he said.
Before his appointment, Yakubu was an Executive Director with Skye Bank Plc, and has also worked with Fidelity Bank Plc, UBA Plc and Continental Merchant Bank Plc.
In July 2016, he was reappointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a Member of the Intervention Board to help stabilize Skye Bank Plc and chart its future following the dissolution of the Bank’s Board by the regulator.
Yakubu holds a Masters’ Degree in Business Administration from the famous Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, a Master’s Degree in Banking & Finance (MBF) from the University of Lagos, as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Jos.
He attended Executive level training at Harvard Business School, USA; Oxford Said Business School, INSEAD; Wharton School and Kellogg School of Management; amongst many others. He also partook in the Advanced Management Program at the Lagos Business School (Pan Atlantic University) in 2010.
Yakubu hails from Ika Ajengo, Ankpa local government area of Kogi State,
