By Abdul Lauya
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as the Chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture.
The appointment was announced in a statement issued Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Muhammad Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland.
He also completed an Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
In addition to Babangida, President Tinubu approved the appointment of eight other individuals to key positions in federal agencies.
Lydia Kalat Musa from Kaduna State will chair the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA), while Jamilu Wada Aliyu from Kano State was named Chairman of the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).
Also from Kano, Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa will serve as Chairman of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and Sanusi Musa (SAN) was appointed Chairman of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR).
Other appointees include Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu from Sokoto State, who is now the Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA), and Sanusi Garba Rikiji from Zamfara State, who will head the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).
From Oyo State, Mrs. Tomi Somefun has been named Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), while Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria of Kaduna State becomes Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).
The appointments, according to the statement, are part of President Tinubu’s effort to reposition key national institutions with capable and diverse leadership.
