By Kolawole Ojebisi
President Bola Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the civil defence, immigration, and prisons services.
A thorough look at the list shows that it’s predominantly made of political old-guards and a few new names which may not necessarily be fresh bloods. This has raised likely reasons why Tinubu tapped some of them to chair these agencies.
The Presidential Special Adviser on Information and Strstegy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed the names in a statement issued on Friday.
According to Onanuga, Tinubu appointed Kayode Opeifa as managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and Raji Kolawole as director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
He added that Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been appointed as the board chair of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); while Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, would chair the board of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.
Bolaji Akinyemi, a former minister of foreign affairs and one of Nigeria’s most outstanding international relations scholar, has been appointed board chairman of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs(NIIA).
“President Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive,” the statement reads.
The statement added that all appointments take immediate effect.
See the full list below.
1. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Hillard Eta — Chairman (Cross River)
2. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Bolaji Akinyemi — Chairman (Lagos)
3. FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION
Abdullahi Ganduje — Chairman (Kano)
4. NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
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 Kolawole — Director-General (Oyo)
9. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
Victor Giadom — Chairman (Rivers)
10. TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
Mustapha Salihu — Chairman (Adamawa)
11. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND
Hamma Ali Kumo — Chairman (Gombe)
12. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
Donatus Nwankpa — Chairman (Abia)
13. SHEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX
Abubakar Maikafi — Chairman (Bauchi)
14. FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA
Nasiru Gawuna — Chairman (Kano)
15. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND PROMOTION
Tokunbo Afikuyomi — Chairman (Lagos)
16. NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE
Kekemeke — Chairman (Ondo)
17. NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
Musa Adar — Chairman (Sokoto)
18. NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL
Abdulkarim Abubakar — Chairman (Nasarawa)
19. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
Garba Muhammad — Chairman (Kaduna)
20. NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Mu’azu Rijau — Chairman (Niger)
21. NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Durosimi Meseko — Chairman (Kogi)
22. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE
Zainab Ibrahim — Chairman (Taraba)
23. NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
Kayode Opeifa — Managing Director (Lagos)
24. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDO-EKITI
Durotolu Oyebode Bankole — Chairman (Ogun)
25. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA
Dayo Israel — Chairman (Lagos)
26. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ASABA
Mary Idele — Chairman (Edo)
27. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, LOKOJA
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 Ofoke — Chairman (Ebonyi)
31. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YENAGOA
Felix Morka— Chairman (Delta)
32. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YOLA
Bashir 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 Abubakar — Chairman (Kaduna)
36. NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE
Ali Dalori — Chairman (Borno)
37. AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
Lawal Liman — (Chairman)
38. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KATSINA
Abubakar Maiha— (Chairman)
39. RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (RMRDC)
Isa Achida — Chairman (Sokoto)
40. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIRNIN KUDU
Mohammed Hassan — Chairman (Zamfara)
41. NATIONAL BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Yahuza Inuwa — Chairman (Nasarawa)
42. SOKOTO-RIMA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Abubakar Wurno — Chairman (Sokoto)
43. AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL
Augustine Umahi — Chairman (Ebonyi)
44. FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
Babatunde Fakoyede — Chairman (Ekiti)
45. NIGERIAN SOCIAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND
Shola Olofin — Chairman (Ekiti).
