President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former Nigerian military ruler Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the newly restructured Bank of Agriculture (BOA).
The announcement was made on Thursday through a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who confirmed that several other appointments were also ratified.
According to Onanuga, “Some of the appointees have been designated as chairpersons or directors-general of various federal institutions.”
Muhammad Babangida, 53, holds a degree in Business Administration and a master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University, Montreux, Switzerland. He also completed an Executive Program in Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
Among those newly appointed to key positions are:
• Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna) – Chairperson, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA)
• Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
• Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano) – Chairman, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
• Sanusi Musa, SAN (Kano) – Chairman, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR)
• Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto) – Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA)
• Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara) – Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)
• Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo) – Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC)
• Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna) – Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC)
These appointments are part of ongoing efforts by the Tinubu administration to reposition key institutions and strengthen leadership across federal agencies.
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