By Dele Ogbodo
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday directed that the newly appointed Board Chairman of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency under the supervision of the Ministry of Works, Mr. Imam Kassim Imam be dropped forthwith.
Meanwhile, the President has approved the appointment of eight (8) new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. The appointments take effect immediately.
The newly appointed DGs/CEOs include: National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Muhammed Bulama, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Charles Ebuebu, Voice of Nigeria (VON) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Lekan Fadolapo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) — Managing Director / CEO — Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali and Nigerian Press Council (NPC) — Executive Secretary / CEO — Mr. Dili Ezughah
Spokesperson for President Tinubu, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said the President tasks the newly entrusted leadership in these important sub-sectors to innovate and create new opportunities for Nigerians to leverage upon through the effective reform of these key institutions of government which function to unify our people, reshape mindsets, and showcase this great nation to the rest of the world.