FULL LIST: Ganduje, Akinyemi, Morka… Tinubu appoints 42 board chairpersons for key agencies

President Bola Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the civil defence, immigration, and prisons services.

Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, issued a statement on Friday on the appointments.

The statement said Tinubu appointed Kayode Opeifa as managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and Raji Kolawole as director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).

Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been appointed as the board chair of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); while Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, would chair the board of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.

Bolaji Akinyemi, a former minister of foreign affairs, has been appointed board chairman of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.

“President Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive,” the statement reads.

The president said all appointments take immediate effect.

See the full list below.

1. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Hillard Eta — Chairman (Cross River)

2. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Bolaji Akinyemi — Chairman (Lagos)

3. FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION

Abdullahi Ganduje — Chairman (Kano)

4. NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Bashiru Ajibola — Chairman (Osun)

5. NIGERIA BULK ELECTRICITY TRADING COMPANY

Sulaiman Argungu — Chairman (Kebbi)

6. NATIONAL AGENCY FOR GREAT GREEN WALL

Magnus Abe — Chairman (Rivers)

7. NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE

Festus Fuanter — Chairman (Plateau)

8. NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)

Raji Kolawole — Director-General (Oyo)

9. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION

Victor Giadom — Chairman (Rivers)

10. TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA

Mustapha Salihu — Chairman (Adamawa)

11. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND

Hamma Ali Kumo — Chairman (Gombe)

12. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Donatus Nwankpa — Chairman (Abia)

13. SHEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX

Abubakar Maikafi — Chairman (Bauchi)

14. FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA

Nasiru Gawuna — Chairman (Kano)

15. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION AND PROMOTION

Tokunbo Afikuyomi — Chairman (Lagos)

16. NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE

Kekemeke — Chairman (Ondo)

17. NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY

Musa Adar — Chairman (Sokoto)

18. NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL

Abdulkarim Abubakar — Chairman (Nasarawa)

19. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

Garba Muhammad — Chairman (Kaduna)

20. NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Mu’azu Rijau — Chairman (Niger)

21. NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Durosimi Meseko — Chairman (Kogi)

22. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE

Zainab Ibrahim — Chairman (Taraba)

23. NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION

Kayode Opeifa — Managing Director (Lagos)

24. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDO-EKITI

Durotolu Oyebode Bankole — Chairman (Ogun)

25. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA

Dayo Israel — Chairman (Lagos)

26. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ASABA

Mary Idele — Chairman (Edo)

27. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, LOKOJA

Chidi Duru (OON) — Chairman (Anambra)

28. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI

Emma Eneukwu — Chairman (Enugu)

29. CIVIL DEFENCE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS SERVICES BOARD

Jubril Abdulmalik — Secretary (Kano)

30. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, UMUAHIA

Uguru Ofoke — Chairman (Ebonyi)

31. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YENAGOA

Felix  Morka— Chairman (Delta)

32. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YOLA

Bashir Gumel — Chairman (Jigawa)

33. DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBUHU, EBONYI STATE

Ijeoma Arodiogbu, Chairman (Imo)

34. NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY

Edward Omo-Erewa — Chairman (Edo)

35. NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA)

Yusuf Abubakar — Chairman (Kaduna)

36. NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE

Ali Dalori — Chairman (Borno)

37. AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE

Lawal Liman — (Chairman)

38. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KATSINA

Abubakar Maiha— (Chairman)

39. RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (RMRDC)

Isa Achida — Chairman (Sokoto)

40. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIRNIN KUDU

Mohammed Hassan — Chairman (Zamfara)

41. NATIONAL BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Yahuza Inuwa — Chairman (Nasarawa)

42. SOKOTO-RIMA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Abubakar Wurno — Chairman (Sokoto)

43. AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL

Augustine Umahi — Chairman (Ebonyi)

44. FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

Babatunde Fakoyede — Chairman (Ekiti)

45. NIGERIAN SOCIAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND

Shola Olofin — Chairman (Ekiti).