MUHAMMAD DIKKO ASSUMES OFFICE AS DIRECTOR, FEMD

By: Nkechi Isa

Engineer Muhammad Dikko has assumed office as the substantive director of the FCT Emergency Management Department.

This is following the redeployment of his predecessor, Mr Baba Gambo, to Abuja Metropolitan Management Council as Director of Administration.

At a brief valedictory session, Head Forecasting Response and Mitigation, Mark Nyam described Mr Baba Gambo as a consummate administrator who allowed staff to showcase their talents.  Noting that disaster management was a collective effort, he commended Gambo for his commitment to staff development.

In a contribution, the Head, Relief and Rehabilitation division,  Hajia Fatima Sarou wished Baba Gambo well at his new office, describing him as an experienced administrator.

Until his redeployment to FEMD, Engr. Muhammad Dikko was Director, Project, FCTA Education Secretariat.

He started his employment with the Federal Capital Territory Administration at the  Area Council Service Board serving at Gwagwalada, Kwali, Kuje, and Bwari area councils.

Engr. Dikko also worked with the Department of Development Control, AMMC.

He attended the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, where he bagged a National Diploma in Building and Quantity Surveying. He also has a Higher National Diploma in Building Technology from Kaduna Polytechnic, a Post Graduate Diploma in Construction Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, and a Master of Engineering in Construction Management and Technology from Bayero University Kano.

He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FNIQS) and Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Building (FNIOB).