President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) for some agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, News About Nigeria reports.
This was disclosed in a statement released on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
The appointment, according to the statement, is in line with the president’s goal of basing Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium, and large-scale industry facilitation in the country.
Ngelale also revealed that their appointments take immediate effect.
Those appointed are; Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN – Corporate Affairs Commission; Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin -Industrial Training Fund; Kamar Bakrin- National Sugar Development Council; Olufemi Ogunyemi- Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority; and Nonye Ayeni -Nigeria Export Promotion Council.
Others are, Aisha Rimi- Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission; Bamanga Usman Jada – Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority; Charles Odii- Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria; Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke- Standards Organisation of Nigeria; Rabiu Olowo-Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria; Anthony Atuche, CFA – Nigeria Commodities Exchange; Veronica Safiya Ndanusa- Lagos International Trade Fair Complex; Lucia Shittu-Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board; and Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin- National Automotive Design and Development Council.
President Tinubu charged the newly appointed CEOs to carry out their duties effectively, saying, he “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.”
