By Uzair Adam
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new board Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers for 42 federal organizations, alongside a secretary for the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board.
The announcement was made on Thursday through a statement released by the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirming that the appointments take immediate effect.
According to the statement, Tinubu also named a new Managing Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation.
He directed all appointed board chairpersons to refrain from interfering with management operations, emphasizing that their roles are non-executive.
Below is the full list of the appointees and their respective organizations:
- National Youth Service Corps, Ministry of Youth Development
Hillard Eta, Chairman (Cross River State) - Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, Chairman (Lagos State) - Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Ministry of Aviation
Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman (Kano State) - National Sugar Development Council
Surajudeen Ajibola, Chairman (Osun State) - Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company
Sulaiman Argungu, Chairman (Kebbi State) - National Agency for Great Green Wall
Senator Magnus Abe, Chairman (Rivers State) - National Teachers Institute
Festus Fuanter, Chairman (Plateau State) - National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)
Raji Kolawole, Director-General (Oyo State) - Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
Victor Giadom, Chairman (Rivers State) - Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
Mustapha Salihu, Chairman (Adamawa State) - Industrial Training Fund
Hamma Kumo, Chairman (Gombe State) - Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology
Donatus Nwankpa, Chairman (Abia State) - Sheda Science and Technology Complex
Senator Abubakar Maikafi, Chairman (Bauchi State) - Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria
Nasiru Gawuna, Chairman (Kano State) - National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion
Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Chairman (Lagos) - Nigerian Postal Service
D.J. Kekemeke, Chairman (Ondo) - National Inland Waterways Authority
Musa Adar, Chairman (Sokoto) - National Steel Council
Prof. 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
Dr. Kayode Opeifa, Managing Director (Lagos) - Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti
Durotolu Bankole, Chairman (Ogun) - Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta
Mr. Dayo Israel, Chairman (Lagos) - Federal Medical Centre, Asaba
Mary Alile Idele, Chairman (Edo) - Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja
Chidi Duru, Chairman (Anambra) - Federal Medical Centre, Owerri
Emma Eneukwu, Chairman (Enugu) - Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services Board
Maj-Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik (retd.), Secretary (Kano) - Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia
Mr. 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
Dr. 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
Dr. Abubakar Maiha, Chairman - Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)
Isa Achida, Chairman (Sokoto) - Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kudu
Dr. 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)