PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), as Chairman of the newly restructured Bank of Agriculture (BOA).
The announcement was made in a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga and made available to News Point Nigeria.
According to the statement, the President also approved the appointment of seven other distinguished individuals to serve as chairmen and directors-general of various federal government 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 also completed an executive program in Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
The appointments reflect what the presidency described as President Tinubu’s commitment to “competence, regional balance, and service delivery” in public service.
Full List Of New Appointees:
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)
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): Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC)
The appointments take immediate effect.