Tinubu Appoints IBB’s Son as Chairman, Bank of Agriculture, Names Heads of Key Agencies
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as the Chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture.
The appointment, announced on Friday by Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, is part of a fresh round of leadership changes across several federal government agencies and parastatals.
Muhammad Babangida, 53, is a graduate of the European University in Montreux, Switzerland, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication. He also completed the Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
The President also approved the appointment of eight others to various leadership positions. The appointees and their designations are as follows:
Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA)
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Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) – Chairman, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Sanusi Musa, SAN (Kano State) – Chairman, Institute for 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 appointments are expected to strengthen governance and operational effectiveness across key strategic sectors, in line with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
All newly appointed officials are to assume duties with immediate effect.
By PRNigeria
