Newsbreak: Tinubu appoints 42 new board chairpersons

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By Samuel Ogunsona

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the names of 42 persons as Chairpersons of Boards and critical parastatals.

He announced the appointments on Friday in a statment signed by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga made available to Irohinoodua.

The 42 persons will lead Federal organizations while a secretary was appointed to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services.

The appointments cover a range of sectors, including aviation, education, healthcare, and infrastructure.

According the President, the appointments were aimed at strengthening governance and management of the listed organizations.

The appointees are as follows:

1. Hon. Hillard Eta – Chairman, National Youth Service Corps
2. Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
3. H. E. Abdullahi U. Ganduje – Chairman, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
4. Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola – Chairman, National Sugar Development Council
5. H. E. Sulaiman Argungu – Chairman, Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company
6. Sen. Magnus Abe – Chairman, National Agency for Great Green Wall
7. Barr. Festus Fuanter – Chairman, National Teachers Institute
8. Raji, Kazeem Kolawole – Director-General, National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)
9. Chief Victor Tombari Giadom – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
10. Comrade Mustapha Salihu – Chairman, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
11. Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo – Chairman, Industrial Training Fund
12. Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology
13. Sen. Abubakar Maikafi – Chairman, Sheda Science and Technology Complex
14. H. E. Nasiru Gawuna – Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria
15. Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi – Chairman, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion
16. Chief D. J. Kekemeke – Chairman, Nigerian Postal Service
17. Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar – Chairman, National Inland Waterways Authority
18. Prof. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar – Chairman, National Steel Council
19. Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad – Chairman, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency
20. Mu’azu Bawa Rijau – Chairman, National Bio-Safety Management Agency
21. Hon. Durosimi Meseko – Chairman, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute
22. Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim – Chairman, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe
23. Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa – Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation
24. Aare (Hon.) Durotolu Oyebode Bankole – Chairman, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti
25. Mr Abdullahi Dayo Israel – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta
26. Dr. Mrs. Mary Alile Idele – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba
27. Nze Chidi Duru (OON) – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja
28. Hon. Emma Eneukwu – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri
29. Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik Rtd – Secretary, Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services Board
30. Mr. Uguru Mathew Ofoke – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia
31. Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa
32. Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yola
33. Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu – Chairman, David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Ebonyi State
34. Chief Edward Omo-Erewa – Chairman, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency
35. Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar – Chairman, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
36. Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori – Chairman, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
37. Hon. Lawal M. Liman – Chairman, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State
38. Dr. Abubakar Isa Maiha – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre Katsina
39. Isa Sadiq Achida – Chairman, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)
40. Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kudu
41. Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa – Chairman, National Building and Road Research Institute
42. Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno – Chairman, Sokoto-Rima

President Tinubu directed the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organizations, emphasizing that their positions are non-executive. All appointments take immediate effect.