As Olasupo Olusi, Muhammed Ibrahim head BoI, NADF
President Bola Tinubu yesterday named eight new chief executive officers for parastatals and agencies under the federal ministry of information and national orientation with immediate effect.
In the new appointments, the director general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and Voice of Nigeria (VON) and National Broadcasting Commision (NBC) were removed and their successor announced.
The new appointees are:
1) National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu
(2) Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) — Director-General/CEO — Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos.
(3) Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Muhammed Bulama. He replaces Dr Mansir Liman.
(4) National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) — Director-General/CEO — Mr. Charles Ebuebu, replacing Mr Balarabe Illelah.
(5) Voice of Nigeria (VON) — Director-General/CEO — Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace. He takes over from Mr Osita Okechukwu.
(6) Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Lekan Fadolapo
(7) News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) — Managing Director/CEO — Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali
(8) Nigerian Press Council (NPC) — Executive Secretary/CEO — Mr. Dili Ezughah
Spokesman for the president, Mr Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement that the appointments take immediate effect.
“The president tasks the newly entrusted leadership in these important sub-sectors to innovate and create new opportunities for Nigerians to leverage upon through the effective reform of these key institutions of government which function to unify our people, reshape mindsets, and showcase this great nation to the rest of the world.
By these directives of the president, the above listed appointments take immediate effect,” the statement added.
Similarly, Tinubu appointed Mr. Muhammed Ibrahim to serve as the executive secretary and chief executive officer of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF).
Tinubu said he expects the new helmsman and his team to “successfully remove all barriers to efficient access to provisional funding in the sector for proven stakeholders nationwide who will credibly contribute to the Renewed Hope Agenda’s mandate in the attainment of complete self-sufficiency in local food production and eventual surplus export.”
Besides, Tinubu approved the appointment of Dr. Olasupo Olusi to serve as the managing director and chief executive officer of the Bank of Industry (BoI) for a term of four years in the first instance.
