President Tinubu Appoints IBB Son, Others As Heads Of Banks, Federal Agencies

By Ayodele Oni

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida as the new chairman of the Bank of Agriculture.

Babangida, who is the son of former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, is expected to oversee the bank’s operations following its recent restructuring.

The special adviser to the president on information and strategy Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, along with the appointment of seven other individuals to various leadership roles across federal agencies.

The selected persons will serve either as chairmen or heads of agencies that handle oil and gas, education, standardization, peace building, trade, technical cooperation, electricity, and water resources.

Muhammad Babangida, aged 53, studied Business Administration and later obtained a master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland.

He also completed a corporate governance programme at Harvard Business School in 2002.

Among the new appointees is Lydia Kalat Musa from Kaduna State, who is now the chairman of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority.

Jamilu Wada Aliyu from Kano State will serve as chairman of the National Educational Research and Development Council, while  Yahuza Ado Inuwa, also from Kano, has been picked to chair the Standard Organisation of Nigeria.

Sanusi Musa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria from Kano, is to lead the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu from Sokoto State has been made Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa.

In addition, Sanusi Garba Rikiji from Zamfara State is the new Director-General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations.

Tomi Somefun from Oyo State has been chosen as Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission, while Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria from Kaduna will serve as Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission.