President Buhari reappoints Ojo as Dg NASC.

President Muhammadu Buhari 

President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointment of Dr. Olusegun Philip Ojo for the second time as the director general, National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC).




The re-appointment which was conveyed via a letter, dated May 21, 2019, and signed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the re-appointment takes effect from Sunday, May 26, 2019.

Ojo was first appointed in May 2015, a time when the Council and the seed sector were faced with myriad of challenges and dwindling resources due to the national and global economic recession as well as farmers’ low awareness of the importance of improved quality seeds.

Prior to his appointment as DG in 2015, he had worked as a seed scientist with over 35 years of working experience in the Seed Industry. His areas of special expertise include Seed Certification and Quality Control, Seed Production, Seed Testing, Seed Conditioning, Seed Storage and Capacity Building.

Since his appointment, Ojo has deployed his wealth of experience in transforming the Council into an innovative agency that has recorded tremendous growth and progress, while the momentum towards the actualization of its mandate continuously increases.

Under his leadership, Nigeria through the Council is benefiting from the regional harmonized seed regulation within the ECOWAS as the country is so far the only one capable of moving seeds to other countries as a result of its advanced seed system, leading to numerous job and wealth creation opportunities along the seed value chain.