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Tinubu Appoints 26 to Federal Agencies, Names Fayose REA Board Chairman

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 individuals to the boards and management of 10 federal government agencies and commissions, with the appointments taking immediate effect.

The announcement was made on Monday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Among the notable appointments is former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, who has been named Chairman of the Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

Fayose will lead the REA board alongside Ahmadu Abubakar and Ilyasu Makinta, who will serve as members and non-executive directors. The agency’s Director-General, Abba Aliyu, and three previously appointed executive directors will also sit on the board.

President Tinubu also appointed retired Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), while former House of Representatives member Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas was named Secretary of the commission.

Other members appointed to the NSIWC include Ogbole Lilian (Benue), Oladele Olatubosun (Oyo), Yakubu Barde (Kaduna), Mai Adamu Yau (Borno), Ginika Tor (Enugu), Lawrence Okoh (Edo), and Bello Iyabode (Kogi).

In another key appointment, Tosin Adeyanju, who previously served as Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF), has been redeployed as Secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

The President also approved the appointment of Abuh Mohammed as Director-General of the National Population Commission (NPC), Akinola Odeyemi as Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc, and Anthony Godwin as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC).

Julius Oloro was named Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), succeeding A.R. Kamal, who passed away in January.

Tinubu further inaugurated the board of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), appointing Abdullahi Saidu as Chairman. Other members of the board include Mohammed Asmau, Mohammed Makama, Suleiman Gidado, Louis Ndukwe, Amaechi Ugwele, and Olaniyi Onikola.

Additionally, Shuni Dahiru was appointed Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), replacing Shu’aibu Shehu Aliyu, who was earlier reassigned to the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF).

The President also appointed economist and Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) Secretary, Gisaor Iorja, as Executive Director (Finance) of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). He replaces Mathias Byuan, who stepped down from the position to pursue the Benue State governorship race.

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