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Tinubu appoints Wike’s ally as River Basin Authority MD

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engr Chukwuemeka Woke as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known via a statement on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

Ngelale noted that Tinubu expects the new CEO of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority to discharge his duties with integrity and in conformity with the highest standards of transparency, while working at harnessing and developing the water resource potential of the area, as well as ensuring that the Authority is a channel for holistic and integrated industrial, agricultural, and community development.

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Woke is a seasoned engineer and politician. He is a political associate of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

He had served as the Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State and was Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, for many years.

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