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Tinubu appoints Ganduje, Abe, Gawuna, Afikuyomi, 38 others as board chairpersons

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons and chief executive officers (CEOs) for key institutions, including the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and the National Board for Technology Incubation.

Notable appointees include former Kano State Governor and current national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, as chairman of FAAN; Magnus Abe as chairman of the National Agency for Great Green Wall; and Tokunbo Afikuyomi, a former senator, as chairman of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NTAP).

This is contained in a statement by the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, January 24.

According to the statement, Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of their respective organisations, emphasising that their positions were non-executive.

All the appointments take immediate effect.

Below is the full list of the appointees and their portfolios.

1. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT- Hillard Eta, Chairman (Cross River)

2. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
– Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, Chairman (Lagos)

3. FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION– Abdullahi U. Ganduje, Chairman (Kano)

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4. NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL- Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola, Chairman (Osun)

5. NIGERIA BULK ELECTRICITY TRADING COMPANY – Sulaiman Argungu, Chairman (Kebbi)

6. NATIONAL AGENCY FOR GREAT GREEN WALL – Magnus Abe, Chairman (Rivers)

7. NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE – Festus Fuanter, Chairman (Plateau)

8. NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)
– Raji, Kazeem Kolawole, Director-General (Oyo)

9. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION – Chief Victor Tombari Giadom, Chairman (Rivers)

10. TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA – Mustapha Salihu, Chairman (Adamawa)

11. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND (ITF) – Hamma Adama Ali Kumo, Chairman (Gombe)

12. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY – Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa, Chairman (Abia)

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13. SHEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX – Abubakar Maikafi, Chairman (Bauchi)

14. FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA (FMBN) – Nasiru Gawuna, Chairman (Kano)

15. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND PROMOTION – Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Chairman (Lagos)

16. NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE – D. J. Kekemeke, Chairman (Ondo)

17. NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY – Musa Sarkin Adar, Chairman (Sokoto)

18. NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL – Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar, Chairman (Nasarawa)

19. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY – Garba Datti Muhammad, Chairman (Kaduna)

20. NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY – Mu’azu Bawa Rijau, Chairman (Niger)

21. NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
– Durosimi Meseko, Chairman (Kogi)

22. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE
– Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim, Chairman (Taraba)

23. NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION (NRC)
– Kayode Isiak Opeifa, Managing Director (Lagos)

24. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDO-EKITI
– Durotolu Oyebode Bankole, Chairman (Ogun)

25. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA
– Abdullahi Dayo Israel, Chairman (Lagos)

26. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ASABA
– Mary Alile Idele, Chairman (Edo)

27. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, LOKOJA
– Nze Chidi Duru (OON), Chairman (Anambra)

28. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI
– Emma Eneukwu, Chairman (Enugu)

29. CIVIL DEFENCE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS SERVICES BOARD
– Jubril Abdulmalik, Secretary (Kano)

30. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, UMUAHIA
– Uguru Mathew Ofoke, Chairman (Ebonyi)

31. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YENAGOA
– Felix Chukwumenoye Morka, Chairman (Delta)

32. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YOLA
– Bashir Usman Gumel, Chairman (Jigawa)

33. DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBUHU, EBONYI STATE
– Ijeoma Arodiogbu, Chairman (Imo)

34. NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY
– Edward Omo-Erewa, Chairman (Edo)

35. NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA) – Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, Chairman (Kaduna)

36. NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE – Ali Bukar Dalori, Chairman (Borno)

37. AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE – Lawal M. Liman (Chairman)

38. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KATSINA – Abubakar Isa Maiha (Chairman)

39. RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (RMRDC)
– Isa Sadiq Achida, Chairman (Sokoto)



40. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIRNIN KUDU – Mohammed Gusau Hassan, Chairman (Zamfara)

41. NATIONAL BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE – Yahuza Ado Inuwa, Chairman (Nasarawa)




     

     

    42. SOKOTO-RIMA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY – Abubakar Shehu Wurno, Chairman (Sokoto)

    43. AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL – Augustine Chukwu Umahi, Chairman (Ebonyi)

    44. FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD – Babatunde Fakoyede, Chairman (Ekiti)

    45. NIGERIAN SOCIAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND
    – Shola Olofin, Chairman (Ekiti)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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