By Sunny Onyekwere, 3 December 2025
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appointed Town Planner, Mukhtar Usman Galadima as his Senior Special Assistant on Development Control and Planning.
A statement on Wednesday, by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and social media, described Galadima, as a seasoned Town Planner, with over 30 years of experience in the FCTA Department of Development Control under the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC); and Satellite Towns Development Agency.
Galadima, who became the Director, Department of Development Control in 2016, retired from the Civil Service last month.
He was a member of several ministerial committees, including the Abuja Masterplan Restoration Task Team, Review of Revoked Titles and Change of Land
Use.
The appointment takes immediate effect.
