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FULL LIST: Tinubu sacks CAC, ITF, SON’s heads, appoints new CEOs

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

Tinubu, however, appointed new CEOs of the agencies.

The appointments were made known in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, October 13, 2023.

The presidential spokesman stated that the appointments were in line with Tinubu’s resolve to base Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium and large scale industry facilitation in the country.

Those appointed by President Tinubu 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

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Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) — Aisha Rimi

Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) — Bamanga Usman Jada

Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) — Charles Odii

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

National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) — Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin

Ngelale noted that the appointments were with immediate effect, adding that Tinubu, in view of the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of his administration, “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.”

The Star

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