Tinubu Names Ganduje FAAN Chairman, Appoints 41 Others

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of chairpersons of boards of 42 federal agencies alongside a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services.

In addition, the president has named a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).

The appointments, announced through a statement by the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, take immediate effect.

In the appointments, Hon. Hillard Eta (Cross River) has been named chairman of the National Youth Service Corps, while Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi (Lagos) will serve as chairman of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. Former Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been appointed the chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

Other key appointments include Sen. Magnus Abe (Rivers) as chairman of the National Agency for Great Green Wall, Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola (Osun) for the National Sugar Development Council, and Raji Kazeem Kolawole (Oyo) as the new Director-General of the National Board for Technology Incubation.

In his directive to the appointees, President Tinubu emphasised the non-executive nature of their roles, urging the chairpersons to refrain from interfering with the day-to-day management of the organisations.

He reiterated that their primary responsibility is to provide strategic leadership and oversight to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of their respective organisations.

The appointments, according to the Presidency, reflect President Tinubu’s commitment to strengthening governance structures and driving national development through capable leadership.

All The Appointments;

Hon. Hillard Eta – Chairman, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)

1. E. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje – Chairman, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola – Chairman, National Sugar Development Council

1. E. Sulaiman Argungu – Chairman, Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company

Sen. Magnus Abe – Chairman, National Agency for Great Green Wall

Barr. Festus Fuanter – Chairman, National Teachers Institute

Raji Kazeem Kolawole – Director-General, National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)

Chief Victor Tombari Giadom – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

Comrade Mustapha Salihu – Chairman, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria

Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo – Chairman, Industrial Training Fund

Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa – Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology

Sen. Abubakar Maikafi – Chairman, Sheda Science and Technology Complex

1. E. Nasiru Gawuna – Chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria

Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi – Chairman, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion

Chief D. J. Kekemeke – Chairman, Nigerian Postal Service

Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar – Chairman, National Inland Waterways Authority

Prof. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar – Chairman, National Steel Council

Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad – Chairman, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)

Mu’azu Bawa Rijau – Chairman, National Bio-Safety Management Agency

Hon. Durosimi Meseko – Chairman, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute

Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim – Chairman, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe

Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa – Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation

Aare (Hon.) Durotolu Oyebode Bankole – Chairman, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti

Mr. Abdullahi Dayo Israel – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta

Dr. Mrs. Mary Alile Idele – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba

Nze Chidi Duru (OON) – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja

Hon. Emma Eneukwu – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri

Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik (Rtd) – Secretary, Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board

Mr. Uguru Mathew Ofoke – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia

Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa

Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Yola

Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu – Chairman, David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Ebonyi State

Chief Edward Omo-Erewa – Chairman, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency

Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar – Chairman, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori – Chairman, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State

Hon. Lawal M. Liman – Chairman, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State

Dr. Abubakar Isa Maiha – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Katsina

Isa Sadiq Achida – Chairman, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)

Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan – Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu

Hon. Duro Meseko from Kogi State, chairman, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute.

Hon Yahaya Bello Wurno from Sokoto – Chairman, Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority

Dr Ikye Orikpo from Delta State, chairman,  University of Abuja Teaching Hospital.