By Bliss Okperan
Nigeria’s President, Mr Bola Tinubu, has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers for some agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
A statement on Friday from the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed that the appointments, which take immediate effect, are in line with his resolve to base the country’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium and large scale industry facilitation.
Mr Ngelale said his boss “expects all new appointees in the critical sector to optimally deliver in accordance with new key performance indicating benchmarks as established by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment.”
Business Post reports that Hussaini Ishaq Magaji is to head the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin will lead the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), while Charles Odii is in charge of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).
Further, the immediate past Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, Mr Rabiu Olowo, has been appointed as the head of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN).
The National Sugar Development Commission is to be headed by Kamar Bakrin, Olufemi Ogunyemi is for the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), Nonye Ayeni for the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Aisha Rimi for the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Bamanga Usman Jada is to lead the Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA), and Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke is in charge of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
In addition, Anthony Atuche has been drafted to head the Nigeria Commodities Exchange, Veronica Safiya Ndanusa will head the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, Lucia Shittu is leading the Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board, and Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin is to head the National Automotive Design and Development Council.
