President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of several officials from the All Progressives Congress (APC), including the party's National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, and 19 APC state chairmen, as board chairmen of various federal institutions.
The announcement was made in a statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Felix Morka has been named Chairman of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), while Hon. Fatuhu Buhari, a former House of Representatives member from Katsina State, has been appointed Director-General of the National Agricultural Seed Council.
In addition, the President approved the appointment of key APC officials to lead strategic agencies across various sectors. These appointees include:
- Muhammad Massan, APC Chairman in Bauchi State, as Chairman of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Ilorin.
- Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, APC Chairman in Kano State, as Chairman of the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service.
- Dr. Austian Agada, APC Chairman in Benue State, as Chairman of the National Agricultural Seed Council.
- Hon. Macdonald Ebere, APC Chairman in Imo State, as Chairman of the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos.
- Ubong Stephen Ntukekpo, APC Chairman in Akwa Ibom State, as Chairman of the National Institute for Freshwater Fish, New Bussa.
- Chief Emma Eneukwu, Deputy Chairman (South) of the APC, as Chairman of the National Automotive Development Council.
Additional appointments include:
- Aminu Musa Bobi, APC Chairman in Niger State, as Chairman of the National Library of Nigeria.
- Pharm. Abass Olayide, APC Chairman in Oyo State, as Chairman of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna.
- Alhaji Mohammed Gadaka, APC Chairman in Yobe State, as Chairman of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre.
- Benjamin Omale, APC Chairman in Benue State, as Chairman of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu.
- Rufus Bature, APC Chairman in Plateau State, as Chairman of the Nigerian Coal Corporation.
- Alhaji Abubakar Muhammed Kana, APC Chairman in Kebbi State, as Chairman of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies.
- Hon. Donatus Nwankpa, APC National Working Committee member from Abia State, as Chairman of the Project Development Institute (PRODA).
Also appointed are:
- Comrade Mustapha Salihu, APC National Vice Chairman (Northeast), as Chairman of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
- Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu, APC Chairman in Abia State, as Chairman of the National Parks Headquarters.
- Alhaji Abdulmalik Usman, APC Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory, as Chairman of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan.
- Hon. Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi, APC Chairman in Taraba State, as Chairman of the Environmental Health Registration Council of Nigeria.
- Sola Elesin, APC Chairman in Ekiti State, as Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Mining and Geosciences.
- Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, APC Chairman in Edo State, as Chairman of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure.
- Alhaji Tukur Umar Danfulani, APC Chairman in Zamfara State, as Chairman of the Federal Medical Centre, Azare.
The list also includes:
- Hon. Aminu Sani Gumel, APC Chairman in Jigawa State, as Chairman of the Federal College of Produce Inspection and Stored Products Technology, Kano.
- Barr. Idris Shuaibu, APC Chairman in Adamawa State, as Chairman of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan.
According to the Presidency, these appointments are part of efforts to reposition key government institutions and enhance service delivery by appointing experienced party loyalists and technocrats to leadership positions.
