Tinubu Orders Massive Sack Of CEOs In NIPC, SON, CAC, SMEDAN, ITF, Others
- New appointments take immediate effect
BY EDMOND ODOK – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the massive sack of Chief Executive Officers of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
A State House statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, which also announced their immediate replacements on Friday, said the appointment aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s resolve to base Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium and large-scale industry facilitation.
Among the new Chief Executives appointed are: Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN – Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC); Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin – Industrial Training Fund (ITF); Kamar Bakrin – National Sugar Development Council (NSDC); Olufemi Ogunyemi – Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA); Nonye Ayeni – Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC); Aisha Rimi – Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC); Bamanga Usman Jada – Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA); and Charles Odii – Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).
Others include Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke – Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON); Rabiu Olowo – Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN); Anthony Atuche CFA – Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCE); Veronica Safiya Ndanusa – Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFCMB); Lucia Shittu – Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board (TBSMB); and Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin – National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).
“In view of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration, President Bola Tinubu expects all new appointees in this critical sector to optimally deliver in accordance with new key performance indicating benchmarks as established by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.”
According to the statement; “By this directive of the President, all of the above-listed appointments take immediate effect.”
