President Tinubu Appoints New Helmsmen For NOA, FRCN, NAN, Others

BY EDMOND ODOK – The waves of changes sweeping across Federal Government-owned organisations continued on Thursday with President Bola Tinubu approving the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.

A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, listed the new and some retained helmsmen and their portfolios as 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; and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) – Director-General/CEO – Mr Charles Ebuebu

Others are: 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.

According to the statement, “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.”

Chief Ngelale further added that; “By these directives of the President, the above listed appointments take immediate effect.”