December 06, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has submitted a revised list of nominees for the inaugural Governing Board of the North-West Development Commission to the Senate for confirmation.
The revised list replaced Ambassador Haruna Ginsau as chairman with Alhaji Lawal Samai’la Abdullahi.
In addition, the President has nominated Hon. Emeka Atuma as the pioneer chairman of the South-East Development Commission alongside Hon. Mark C. Okoye as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, subject to Senate confirmation.
In a statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu replaced Ginsau along with Senator Tijani Yahaya Kaura and Hon. Abdulkadir S. Usman, who were originally nominated in September.
The new NWDC nominees include Ja’afar Abubakar Sadeeq and Yahaya Aminu Abdulhadi, with Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji retaining his role as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the commission.
Other members of the NWDC board include Dr. Yahaya Umar Namahe, Engr. Muhammad Ali Wudil, Shamsu Sule, Nasidi Ali, and Aminu Suleiman.
The new list also introduced representatives from other geopolitical zones, as mandated by recent amendments to the NWDC’s enabling Act.
These nominees include Chukwu Chijioke, Ahmed Mohammed, Engr. Ahmed Rufai Timasaniyu, Macdonalds Michael Uyi, Yemi Ola, and Hon. Babatunde Dada.
For the South-East Development Commission, the President appointed a comprehensive board. Alongside Hon. Atuma and Hon. Okoye, other members include Barr. Ugochukwu H. Agballah, Hon. Okey Ezenwa, Chief Hyacinth Ikpor, Hon. Donatus Eyinnah Nwankpa, Barr. Ifeanyi Agwu, Nasiru Usman, and Hamma Adama Ali Kumo.
Additional nominees for key executive roles are Edward David Onoja, Orure Kufre Inima, Chief (Mrs.) Joke Adebayo-Chukwuma, Prince Obinna Obiekweihe (Executive Director, Projects), Senator Anthony O. Agbo (Executive Director, Finance and Administration), and Dr. Daniel Ikechukwu Ugwuja (Executive Director, Corporate Services).
Tinubu emphasised his administration’s commitment to regional development and tasked the nominees with leveraging their expertise to fulfill the mandates of the commissions.
He expressed optimism that the leadership of the two commissions would catalyze sustainable growth and development in their respective regions.
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