President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 individuals to leadership positions across 10 federal agencies and commissions, with former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, named Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency.
The appointments were disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the Presidency, Fayose will chair the REA board alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta, who were appointed as members and non-executive directors.
The board will also comprise the agency’s Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, as well as three executive directors previously appointed by the government.
“Fayose heads the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors.
The incumbent DG of the agency, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and three executive directors previously appointed make up the remaining board members,” the statement said.
President Tinubu also approved eight appointments into the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. Former member of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas, was appointed Secretary of the commission, while Dr. Ogbole Lilian, Mr. Oladele Olatubosun and Mr. Yakubu Barde were named commissioners representing Benue, Oyo and Kaduna states, respectively.
Others appointed as commissioners are Dr. Mai Adamu Yau (Borno), Ginika Tor (Enugu), Lawrence Okoh (Edo), and Mrs. Bello Morenike Iyabode (Kogi).
In a related development, Tosin Adeyanju was redeployed from the National Lottery Trust Fund to serve as Secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
The President also approved appointments into several key federal agencies. Dr. Abuh Mohammed was named Director-General of the National Population Commission (NPC), while Dr. Akinola Odeyemi was appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET). Dr. Anthony Godwin emerged as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission.
Also appointed were Mr. Julius Oloro as Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), succeeding the late Dr. A.R. Kamal; Shuni Dahiru as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education; and Mr. Gisaor Iorja as Executive Director (Finance) of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), replacing Mathias Byuan following his resignation.
President Tinubu equally approved the reconstitution of the board of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), with Dr. Abdullahi Saidu appointed as Chairman. Other members of the board are Mohammed Asmau, Mohammed Makama, Dr. Suleiman Gidado, Louis Ndukwe, Amaechi Ugwele and Olaniyi Onikola.
The Presidency said all the appointments take immediate effect.
The latest appointments come shortly after President Tinubu unveiled five major social and economic development programmes worth about $3.05 billion. The initiatives, largely financed by the World Bank, are designed to reduce poverty, strengthen community resilience and improve healthcare, education and social protection, while translating ongoing economic reforms into measurable improvements in the lives of Nigerians.
