Tinubu Removes Heads Of SMEDAN, SON, CAC, ITF, Others, Appoints New Persons+ Full List

By Babatunde Solanke

President Bola Tinubu has announced the removal of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, just as he also appointed new heads to the agencies.

The appointments were made known on Friday through a statement issued by the president’s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in Abuja.

According to the statement, the appointed chief executives and agencies are Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) — Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN; Industrial Training Fund (ITF) — Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin; National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) — Kamar Bakrin; Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) — Olufemi Ogunyemi; Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) — Nonye Ayeni; Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) — Aisha Rimi; Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) — Bamanga Usman Jada and Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) — Charles Odii.

Others are Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) — Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke; Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) — Rabiu Olowo; Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCE) — Anthony Atuche, CFA; Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFCMB) — Veronica Safiya Ndanusa; Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board (TBSMB) — Lucia Shittu and National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) — Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin.

“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.”