By Our Abuja Correspondent
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as the Chairman of the newly restructured Bank of Agriculture.
This was contained in an official press release issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, and made available to RimawaGlobalNews on Thursday.
Muhammad Babangida, aged 53, holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland.
He also completed the Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
The appointment of Babangida is part of the President’s drive to reposition critical sectors of the economy through capable leadership.
In addition to Babangida, President Tinubu also appointed seven other individuals as chairmen and heads of various government agencies and commissions.
The full list is as follows:
Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State), Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA)
Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State), Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State), Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Sanusi Musa, SAN (Kano State), Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR)
Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State), Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA)
Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State), Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)
Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo State), Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC)
Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) – Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC)
The presidency emphasized that the appointments are aimed at enhancing institutional effectiveness and strengthening the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
