President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past Governor of Kano and the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the Chairman of the board of directors for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
The president also approved the appointment of Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola, a former senator who represented Osun Central in the Ninth National Assembly and the current APC national secretary, as the board chairman of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC).
Did Tinubu give appointment to APC spokesperson?
Also, Felix Morka, the spokesperson of the APC, was appointed to chair the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa board. The appointments of Ganduje, Morka and Bashiru were among the 41 chairpersons of the board of directors that President Tinubu approved on Friday, January 24.
The 41 board of directors' chairpersons were made at different federal government agencies and parastatals. The president also appointed a secretary to the board of Immigration, Prison Services, and Civil Defence.
According to a statement signed by Tinubu's special assistant on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu also approved the appointment of a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
Tinubu warned Ganduje, Ajibola and Morka
The statement maintained that Tinubu warned the APC leaders and other new appointees not to interfere with the organisation's management, stressing that their positions are non-executive.
On the other hand, Ajibola was a former commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties and later Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Osun state under the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
Felix Morka was one of the prominent and finest lawyers in Nigeria. He was known for his human rights activism before his appointment as the APC spokesperson.
See the full statement here:
APPOINTMENT OF BOARD CHAIRPERSONS AND CEOS
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services.
The President has also appointed a new managing director… pic.twitter.com/DG72QDDJhF
