President Bola Tinubu has made appointments of chairpersons and key executives for 42 federal agencies.
The presidential spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja.
Among the prominent appointees are the former governor of Kano State, Mr Abdullahi Ganduje, who has been named chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); former minister of external Affair, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, who will chair the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and Mr Tokunbo Afikuyomi, who as the chairman of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP).
The statement also said said Tinubu appointed Mr Kayode Opeifa as the managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and Raji Kolawole as director-general of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
In his directive, the president emphasised the non-executive nature of the board chairpersons’ roles, cautioning them against interfering in the day-to-day management of the agencies.
“Your primary responsibility is to provide oversight and strategic direction, not to micromanage,” he said.
Below is the full list.
- NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Hillard Eta — Chairman (Cross River)
- NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Bolaji Akinyemi — Chairman (Lagos)
- FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION
Abdullahi Ganduje — Chairman (Kano)
- NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Bashiru Ajibola — Chairman (Osun)
- NIGERIA BULK ELECTRICITY TRADING COMPANY
Sulaiman Argungu — Chairman (Kebbi)
- NATIONAL AGENCY FOR GREAT GREEN WALL
Magnus Abe — Chairman (Rivers)
- NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Festus Fuanter — Chairman (Plateau)
- NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)
Raji Kolawole — Director-General (Oyo)
- NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
Victor Giadom — Chairman (Rivers)
- TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
Mustapha Salihu — Chairman (Adamawa)
- INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND
Hamma Ali Kumo — Chairman (Gombe)
- NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
Donatus Nwankpa — Chairman (Abia)
- SHEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX
Abubakar Maikafi — Chairman (Bauchi)
- FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA
Nasiru Gawuna — Chairman (Kano)
- NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND PROMOTION
Tokunbo Afikuyomi — Chairman (Lagos)
- NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE
Kekemeke — Chairman (Ondo)
- NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
Musa Adar — Chairman (Sokoto)
- NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL
Abdulkarim Abubakar — Chairman (Nasarawa)
- NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
Garba Muhammad — Chairman (Kaduna)
- NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Mu’azu Rijau — Chairman (Niger)
- NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Durosimi Meseko — Chairman (Kogi)
- FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE
Zainab Ibrahim — Chairman (Taraba)
- NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
Kayode Opeifa — Managing Director (Lagos)
- FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDO-EKITI
Durotolu Oyebode Bankole — Chairman (Ogun)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA
Dayo Israel — Chairman (Lagos)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ASABA
Mary Idele — Chairman (Edo)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, LOKOJA
Chidi Duru (OON) — Chairman (Anambra)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI
Emma Eneukwu — Chairman (Enugu)
- CIVIL DEFENCE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS SERVICES BOARD
Jubril Abdulmalik — Secretary (Kano)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, UMUAHIA
Uguru Ofoke — Chairman (Ebonyi)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YENAGOA
Felix Morka— Chairman (Delta)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YOLA
Bashir Gumel — Chairman (Jigawa)
- DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBUHU, EBONYI STATE
Ijeoma Arodiogbu, Chairman (Imo)
- NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY
Edward Omo-Erewa — Chairman (Edo)
- NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA)
Yusuf Abubakar — Chairman (Kaduna)
- NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE
Ali Dalori — Chairman (Borno)
- AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
Lawal Liman — (Chairman)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KATSINA
Abubakar Maiha— (Chairman)
- RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (RMRDC)
Isa Achida — Chairman (Sokoto)
- FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIRNIN KUDU
Mohammed Hassan — Chairman (Zamfara)
- NATIONAL BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Yahuza Inuwa — Chairman (Nasarawa)
- SOKOTO-RIMA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Abubakar Wurno — Chairman (Sokoto)
- AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL
Augustine Umahi — Chairman (Ebonyi)
- FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
Babatunde Fakoyede — Chairman (Ekiti)
- NIGERIAN SOCIAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND
Shola Olofin — Chairman (Ekiti).
