PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of former House of Representatives spokesman, Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas, as the new Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).
The Presidency also announced the appointment of former federal lawmaker Patrick Obahiagbon as Executive Director, Strategy and Commercial, of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), while Chukwuma Umeoji has been reappointed as Executive Director, Corporate Services of the same power firm.
News Point Nigeria reports that the appointments were disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, and they take immediate effect.
According to the statement, Namdas takes over from Dr. Dakorinama Alabo George, who resigned from the BCDA to pursue an elective position in his home state.
Namdas, a former member of the House of Representatives, represented the Ganye/Jada/Mayo Belwa/Toungo Federal Constituency of Adamawa State, where he also served as spokesman of the 8th House of Representatives.
He was also a contender in the recently concluded governorship primary election in Adamawa State.
Beyond his legislative career, the new BCDA Director-General has a background in journalism and public relations, having previously served as Chief Press Secretary to former Adamawa State Governor, Boni Haruna.
In a separate appointment, President Tinubu named Patrick Obahiagbon as Executive Director, Strategy and Commercial, of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company.
Obahiagbon replaces Engineer Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who resigned from the position to pursue his political ambition in his home state.
A lawyer and politician, Obahiagbon has served in both the Edo State House of Assembly and the National Assembly, where he became widely known for his eloquent and often philosophical style of public communication.
The President also reappointed Chukwuma Umeoji as Executive Director, Corporate Services of the NDPHC.
Umeoji, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Aguata Federal Constituency of Anambra State in the 9th National Assembly, had earlier resigned from the position to pursue his political ambition in his home state before being returned to the role.
According to the Presidency, his reappointment restores him to the executive management of the power company.
The statement added that all the appointments take immediate effect.