President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 persons into the boards and management of 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose named Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

The appointments, which take immediate effect, were announced in a statement issued by the Presidency.

As Chairman of the REA Board, Fayose will work alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Mallam Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta, who were appointed as non-executive directors. The agency’s Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and the three serving executive directors complete the board.

President Tinubu also appointed retired Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.

Former member of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas, was named Secretary of the Commission, while Dr. Ogbole Ene Lilian, Oladele Olatubosun and Yakubu Umar Barde were appointed commissioners representing Benue, Oyo and Kaduna States, respectively.

Also appointed as members of the Commission are Dr. Mai Adamu Yau from Borno State, Ginika Florence Tor from Enugu State, Engineer Lawrence Okoh from Edo State and Bello Morenike Iyabode from Kogi State.

The President also redeployed Tosin Johnson Adeyanju, previously appointed Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund, as Secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission.

Other appointments include Dr. Abuh Mohammed as Director-General of the National Population Commission, Dr. Akinola Odeyemi as Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company, and Dr. Anthony Inalegwu Godwin as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission.

Engineer Julius Oloro was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation, replacing Dr. A. R. Kamal, who died in January.

President Tinubu also approved the constitution of the Board of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, with Dr. Abdullahi Maikano Saidu as Chairman.

Other members of the board are Mohammed Asmau, Mohammed Aliyu Makama, Dr. Suleiman Gidado, Louis O. Ndukwe, Amaechi Ugwele and Olaniyi Idowu Onikola.

In addition, Shuni Muhammad Dahiru was appointed Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, replacing Professor Shu’aibu Shehu Aliyu, who was reassigned to the Petroleum Technology Development Fund in April.

The President also appointed Gisaor Vincent Iorja as Executive Director (Finance) of the Federal Housing Authority, replacing Mathias Byuan, who resigned to contest the Benue State governorship election.

According to the Presidency, all the appointments take immediate effect.

FRCN Abuja / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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