The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka.
Galadima is a seasoned town planner with over 30 years of experience in the Federal Capital Territory Administration. He has served in the Department of Development Control under the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) as well as the Satellite Towns Development Agency.
“The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has appointed Town Planner Mukhtar Usman Galadima as the Senior Special Assistant on Development Control and Planning,” Olayinka stated.
Prior to this appointment, Galadima served as Director of the Department of Development Control from 2016 to 2025 and retired from the civil service last month. He was also a member of several ministerial committees, including the Abuja Masterplan Restoration Task Team, Review of Revoked Titles, and Change of Land Use committees.
According to the statement, Galadima’s appointment takes immediate effect.

