President Tinubu Appoints Muhammad Babangida Chairman of The Bank of Agriculture, Others as Chairmen and Heads of Government Agencies
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture.
In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on
Information & Strategy, the President made the appointment along with seven others, as chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies.
Muhammad Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. He later attended Harvard Business School’s Executive Program on Corporate Governance in 2002.
According to the statement, the President’s appointment include:
Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA).
Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).
The Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) – Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Sanusi Musa (SAN, Kano State) – Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution(IPCR).
Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) – Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA).
Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) – Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).
Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) – Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC).
Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) was also appointed Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).
