President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight (8) new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
This was contained in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, yesterday.
Among those affected by the sack are Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Shehu Illelah; and Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Buki Ponle,
Those newly appointed heads of agencies are: National Orientation Agency (NOA) Director-General / CEO – Lanre Issa-Onilu; Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Director-General/CEO – Dr. Muhammed Bulama; National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Director-General/CEO – Charles Ebuebu; Voice of Nigeria (VON) Director-General/CEO – Jibrin Baba Ndace.
Others are: Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) Director-General/CEO – Dr. Lekan Fadolapo; News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) – Managing Director / CEO – Ali Muhammed Ali; Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Executive Secretary/CEO Dili Ezughah. The Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Salihu AbdulHamid Dembos, got his tenure renewed.
Ngelale said the appointments take immediate effect, adding that, 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.
